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Coon Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Coon Island
Coon Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Coon Island
Coon Island
Location in San Francisco Bay Area
Coon Island is located in California
Coon Island
Coon Island
Location in California
Coon Island is located in the United States
Coon Island
Coon Island
Location in the United States
Geography
Location Northern California
Coordinates 38°11′33″N 122°19′24″W / 38.19250°N 122.32333°W / 38.19250; -122.32333 (Coon Island)
Adjacent bodies of water Napa River
Highest elevation 3 ft (0.9 m)
Administration
United States
State  California
County Napa
Coon Island, USGS map CA Cuttings Wharf 289711 1949 24000
Coon Island as it appears on a 1951 USGS topographic map.
Napa River in Vallejo
An aerial view, looking toward the west, of the Napa River where it flows into San Pablo Bay through Vallejo. Islands visible include, from bottom of image: Mare, No. 1, Knight, Russ, No. 2, Green, Bull, Edgerly, Coon, Little, and Tubbs.

Coon Island is an island in the Napa River, upstream of San Pablo Bay (an embayment of San Francisco Bay). It is in Napa County, California, and managed as part of the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area. Its coordinates are 38°11′33″N 122°19′24″W / 38.19250°N 122.32333°W / 38.19250; -122.32333 (Coon Island), and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 3 ft (0.91 m) in 1981.

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