Fossil Lake

Fossil Lake is a dry lakebed in the remote high desert country of northern in the of . During the Pleistocene epoch, Fossil Lake and the surrounding basin were covered by an ancient lake.
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Fossil Lake

Latitude
43.32486° or 43° 19′ 30″ north
Longitude
-120.49248° or 120° 29′ 33″ west
Elevation
4,295 feet (1,309 metres)
Open location code
84MX8GF5+W2
Geo­Names ID
5727333
Wiki­data ID
Q17510900
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In Other Languages

“Fossil Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Fossil Lake (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, Oregon)
  • Cebuano: Fossil Lake

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