Monocanock Island

Monocanock Island is a river island in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

Monocanock is a name derived from the Algonquian language purported to mean "island place".[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monocanock Island
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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