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Shell Lake (Becker County, Minnesota)
Shell Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota, in the United States.

Shell Lake was likely named from the shells on the lakeshore. Its name in the Ojibwe is Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan meaning "'lake lying near the mountain' lake", in reference to the lake's position along the Smoky Hills complex. Shell River flows out from this lake.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shell Lake (Becker County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographical Names Derived From The Chippewa Language. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 30.
  3. ^ Gilfillan, Joseph (1896). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. p. 465.


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