Antelope Island
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Antelope Island is the largest of the eleven named islandshttp://geology.utah.gov/online/PI-39/pi39pg05.htm in the Great Salt Lake of Utah, USA, with an area of 42 square miles.
Antelope Island holds a state park where bison, pronghorn antelopes and bighorn sheep can be seen in the wild. The island lies entirely within Davis County and is accessible via a 7 mile (11 km) causeway from West Point in Davis County. Access from I-15 is via Exit 332http://www.udot.utah.gov/mileposts/, Syracuse/Antelope Drive. The island's shore is mostly (all but west side of the island), relatively flat with beaches and plains to the base of the mountains on the island. These steep mountains are visible from most of the northern Wasatch Front, reaching a maximum elevation of 6,596 ft (2,010 m), which is about 2,500 feet above the level of the lake. Antelope Island has millions of shorebirds and a herd of 600 bison.
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External links
- [Antelope Island Bike Trail] Utah.com
- [Antelope Island State Park] Utah.com
- [Antelope Island Park Map] Utah State Parks & Recreation
- [Antelope Island Field Trip Home Page] Weber State University Department of Botany
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