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Crab Lake (St. Louis County, Minnesota)

Coordinates: 47°56′39″N 92°3′46″W / 47.94417°N 92.06278°W / 47.94417; -92.06278
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Crab Lake
Location of Crab Lake in Minnesota
Location of Crab Lake in Minnesota
Crab Lake
LocationSt. Louis County, Minnesota
Coordinates47°56′39″N 92°3′46″W / 47.94417°N 92.06278°W / 47.94417; -92.06278
TypeLake
Surface elevation1,460 feet (450 m)

Crab Lake is a lake in St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Crab Lake was so named on account of its outline being shaped like a crab.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crab Lake (St. Louis County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 501.