Salisbury Island (California)
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Island in California
LocationCalifornia
Coordinates37°51′00″N 121°32′13″W / 37.85000°N 121.53694°W / 37.85000; -121.53694 (Salisbury Island)
Adjacent toOld River
Area20[1] acres (8.1 ha)
  Salisbury Island  Salisbury Island | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | California |
| Coordinates | 37°51′00″N 121°32′13″W / 37.85000°N 121.53694°W / 37.85000; -121.53694 (Salisbury Island) |
| Adjacent to | Old River |
| Area | 20[1] acres (8.1 ha) |
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United States | |
| State |  California |
| County | Contra Costa |
Salisbury Island (also known as Salsbury Island)[1] is an island in the Old River, in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is named after its original owner, tugboat operator Leslie Salsbury, who purchased it in 1945.[1] It is in Contra Costa County, in northern California.[2][3] Its coordinates are 37°51′00″N 121°32′13″W / 37.85000°N 121.53694°W / 37.85000; -121.53694 (Salisbury Island).[4]
- 1 2 3 "Quiet Adventure On The Delta". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 23, 1966. p. 33.
- ↑ Hallissy, Erin (April 14, 2003). "Island paradise may be bulldozed / Delta denizens never got county building permits". SFGATE.
- ↑ "Contra Costa nails Hammer Island residents". January 5, 2009.
- ↑ Matuk, Vivian; Macmillan, Doug; Parry, Christiane; Van Coops, Jonathan (2012). Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Map for Recreational Boating (PDF) (Map). The Contra Costa County Watershed Program.
Map: Islands of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta | |
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