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Ogilvie Island

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NASA Worldwind, USGS imagery map, Ogilvie Island, California
NASA Worldwind, USGS imagery map, Ogilvie Island, California

Ogilvie Island is a patch of mud in San Francisco Bay. It within the limits of the city of San Jose, in Santa Clara County, California, and named for county planner Arthur Ogilvie. Its coordinates are 37°27′55″N 122°00′37″W, and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 2012. It appears on a 2012 USGS map of the area.

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Ogilvie Island
Alviso Slough Trail, San Jose

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N 37.465277777778 ° E -122.01027777778 °
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Alviso Slough Trail

Alviso Slough Trail
94035 San Jose (Alviso)
California, United States
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