Sunken Island (Otsego Lake) facts for kids
Location of Sunken Island within New York
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Location | Otsego Lake |
Coordinates | 42°47′43″N 74°53′33″W / 42.79528°N 74.89250°W |
Highest elevation | 1,191 ft (363 m) |
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United States
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State | New York |
Region | Central New York Region |
County | Otsego |
Town | Springfield |
Sunken Island, also known as Hutters Island, is a sunken island on Otsego Lake in Otsego County, New York. Sunken Island is several feet below the surface of the lake and is marked with 4 buoys to prevent boats from running aground. Sunken Island is described in the writings of James Fenimore Cooper upon which a structure once stood.
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