Carrington Island
 Carrington Island seen from Stansbury Island during the Stansbury Expedition, 1850. | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Great Salt Lake |
| Coordinates | 41°0′24.9438″N 112°34′15.7584″W / 41.006928833°N 112.571044000°W |
| Area | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Length | 2.7 km (1.68 mi) |
| Width | 3.2 km (1.99 mi) |
| Administration | |
| State | Utah |
| County | Tooele |
Carrington Island[1] is a 1,200-acre island located in Great Salt Lake in northern Utah, United States. It is the fourth-largest island in the lake.
History
Carrington Island is named for Utah pioneer and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Albert Carrington.[2]
The US Army operated the Carrington Island Precision Bombing Range on the island during World War II.[3] Its surface remains pockmarked with bomb craters from this era. As the island was never cleaned up due to its remote location, unexploded ordnance may still be present.[4] Brine shrimp harvesters in the area operate a radio repeater on the summit of the island.
Access
The northwestern 542 acres of the island are privately owned by the Six Mile Ranch Co. of Grantsville, UT.[5] The remainder of the island is public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Sandbars connect the island to Stansbury Island and to the mainland but are cut by canals.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carrington Island
- ^ USGS. "Great Salt Lake, Utah" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ News, Deseret (1994-10-16). "OLD ORDNANCE REPORTED ON MILES OF PUBLIC LANDS". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ News, Deseret (2004-01-16). "Old bombs, shells lurking in Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Tooele County Parcel Map, parcel numbers 04-001-0-0001 and 04-002-0-0001. Accessible at https://erecording.tooeleco.org/eaglesoftware/web/
Further reading
- Miller, David E. (June 1980). "Great Salt Lake: A Historical Sketch". In Gwynn, J. Wallace (ed.). Great Salt Lake: A Scientific, Historical, and Economic Overview. Vol. Bulletin 116. Utah Geological Survey. ISBN 1-55791-083-9. LCCN 80623880. OCLC 6659366.
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