Corinthian Island
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LocationNorthern California
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highestelevation72 ft (21.9 m)[1]
Corinthian Island in June 2024 | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 37°52′22″N 122°27′32″W / 37.87278°N 122.45889°W[1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
| Highest elevation | 72 ft (21.9 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | |
| County | Marin |
Corinthian Island is a former island in the San Francisco Bay,[2][3][4] that was later attached to the mainland.[1] It is in Marin County, California, by the Tiburon Peninsula.[5][6] Its coordinates are 37°52′22″N 122°27′32″W / 37.87278°N 122.45889°W[1], and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 72 ft (22 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on a 1950 USGS map of the area.[7]