Victoria Island is an
island in the
Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta , 20 km (12 mi) southwest of
Stockton .
[1] The 7,200-acre (2,900 ha) island is bounded on the north by North Victoria Canal, on the northeast by Middle River, on the southeast by Victoria Canal, and on the south- and southwest Old River. It is crossed by
California State Route 4 .
[2] It is in
San Joaquin County , and managed by
Reclamation District 2040.
[3] It appears on 1913 and 1952
United States Geological Survey maps of the area.
[4]
[5]
Buried impact structure
Oil exploration led to the discovery of a possible buried
impact structure in the sediments under the island. It was named the
Victoria Island Structure after the island.
[6]
[7]
See also
References
^
"Victoria Island" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior .
^
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Victoria+Island/@37.8996282,-121.5586859,13.41z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x809004aa4e357c97:0x3e325cb8da5b40c5!8m2!3d37.8899253!4d-121.5346722 Google Maps shows it as a cross with route 4
^
"Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF) . San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission . E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021 .
^ Marshall, R.B.; Gerdine, T.G.; Hannegan, Duncan; Lewis, J.L. (1913).
"Topography, State of California: Woodward Island Quadrangle" . United States Geological Survey.
Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^
United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey . 1:24000.
^ Spevack, S. C., Morrow, J. R., Spevack, B. Z. (2007).
"3-D seismic and well log analyses of the Victoria Island Structure, a Potential Buried Impact Crater, San Joaquin County, California" (.PDF) . 38th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (1338). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVIII: 1033.
Bibcode :
2007LPI....38.1033S . Retrieved 2009-09-17 . {{
cite journal }}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link )
^ Roach, John (2007-03-27).
"Giant Meteorite Hit Ancient California, Crater Study Suggests" . National Geographic News . National Geographic Society. Archived from
the original on April 4, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-01 .
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