Name: Stevenson Island

 

County: Teton

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1102307W

Latitude: 443055N

 

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Elevation: 7766/2367

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Island

 

Origin of Name:

Island, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., near north end of Yellowstone Lake ... . Named by Hayden, 1871, for James Stevenson, explorer, long connected with the United States Geological Survey. High mountain east of lake also named for him. Built first boat on the lake. Source: Decisions, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1930

 

Named by Hayden, 1871, for James Stevenson, an explorer long connected with the United States Geological Survey. The mountain east of the lake is also named for him. 

Source: WPA

 

Mountain and island in Yellowstone Lake, named for James Stevenson, of the United States Geological Survey.

Source: Gannett 

 

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Alternative Spellings: Stevensons Island

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Lake

 

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