Paoha Island
Paoha Island is a volcanic island in Mono Lake, an endorheic lake in the U.S. state of California. The island was formed by a series of eruptions in the 17th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Anna Herman Island”, “Big Island”, and “White Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mono Lake and Negit Island.
Mono Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mono Lake is a massive lake that sits at over 6,000 feet elevation in the Eastern Sierra region of California, just east of Yosemite National Park. There are no rivers or streams to drain the lake's waters, resulting in high saline concentrations.
Negit Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Negit Island is an island in Mono Lake. Negit is a volcanic cone less than 2000 years old. It can be considered to be the northernmost of the Mono Craters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lee Vining.
Lee Vining
Lee Vining is in California's Eastern Sierra wedged between Mono Lake and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Paoha Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Mono County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.99832° or 37° 59′ 54″ northLongitude
-119.03762° or 119° 2′ 15″ westElevation
6,670 feet (2,033 metres)Open location code
8592XXX6+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 28773218OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Paoha Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Paoha Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Paoha Island”
- Dutch: “Paoha Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mono City and Mono Mills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mono Basin National Scenic Area and Black Point.
Mono County: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Paoha Island”. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.