Shell Lake (Becker County, Minnesota)

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Shell Lake
Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan (Ojibwe)
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Shell Lake
Location Becker County, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°56′50.5″N95°26′50″W / 46.947361°N 95.44722°W / 46.947361; -95.44722
Type lake

Shell Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

Shell Lake was likely named from the shells on the lakeshore. [2] Its name in the Ojibwe is Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan meaning "'lake lying near the mountain' lake", in reference to the lake's position along the Smoky Hills complex. [3] Shell River flows out from this lake.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shell Lake (Becker County, Minnesota)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographical Names Derived From The Chippewa Language. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  30.
  3. ↑ Gilfillan, Joseph (1896). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. p.  465.


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