Sentinel Island
Fortification Rock, once a landmark hill on the Colorado River before it was inundated, now known as Rock Island, southernmost and tallest of the Boulder Islands in Lake Mead, Clark County, Nevada.- Type: Island
- Description: Former land feature on the Colorado River
- Also known as: “Fortification Island” and “Fortification Rock”
Sentinel Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Clark, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.05724° or 36° 3′ 26″ northLongitude
-114.74574° or 114° 44′ 45″ westElevation
1,362 feet (415 metres)Open location code
85873743+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 47425145OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
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- Chinese: “碉堡岩”
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