Star Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)

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Star Lake
Location Cook County, Minnesota
Coordinates 47°54.5′N90°39′W / 47.9083°N 90.650°W / 47.9083; -90.650 Coordinates: 47°54.5′N90°39′W / 47.9083°N 90.650°W / 47.9083; -90.650
Type lake

Star Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota, in the United States. [1]

Star Lake was probably so named from its roughly star-like outline. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Star Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)
  2. Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  145.