Pokegama Lake

Pokegama Lake is a lake in Pine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Pokegama is a name derived from the Ojibwe language meaning "the water which juts off from another water".[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pokegama Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 413.

Coordinates: 45°50′24″N 93°2′24″W / 45.84000°N 93.04000°W / 45.84000; -93.04000


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