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Sunken Island
Sunken Island is located in New York Adirondack Park
Sunken Island
Sunken Island
Location in New York Adirondack Park
Sunken Island is located in the United States
Sunken Island
Sunken Island
Location in the United States
Location of Sunken Island within New York
Geography
Location Otsego Lake
Coordinates 42°47′43″N 74°53′33″W / 42.79528°N 74.89250°W / 42.79528; -74.89250
Highest elevation 1,191 ft (363 m)
Administration
 United States
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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