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Cottonwood Island (Washington)

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46°03′55″N 122°52′29″W / 46.0654°N 122.8748°W / 46.0654; -122.8748

Cottonwood Island is an uninhabited island in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies in the Columbia River between Kalama, Washington and the cities of Longview and Kelso, Washington further downstream. The island was named after a grove of cottonwood trees there.

References

  1. "Wildfires break out on Cottonwood Island and south of Clatskanie", The Daily News, July 2, 2014
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood Island (Washington)
  3. "Cottonwood Island, Washington". The Columbia River - A Photographic Journey. September 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  4. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 57.
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