Corinthian Island

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^[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]

Corinthian Island

Corinthian Island in June 2024
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Geography
Location	Northern California
Coordinates	37°52′22″N 122°27′32″W[1]
Adjacent to	Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation	72 ft (21.9 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State	California
County	Marin

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinthian Island
2. "White-Winged Sea Skippers Open Season Today: Corinthians and Aeolians to Try the Wind". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1919-04-26. p. 11.
3. "Belvedere Council Meeting Tonight". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. 1961-07-17. p. 2.
4. "Belvedere Planners Will Meet Monday". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. 1961-09-20. p. 36.
5. "Twenty owners form Belvedere launch club". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1908-05-02. p. 15.
6. "Corinthian Island is ideal home for the Bay yachtsmen". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1909-05-01. p. 24.
7. United States Geological Survey (1950). "San Francisco North Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.