High Island

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High Island MN 56044
United States
44° 32' 21.6096" N, 93° 55' 35.94" W
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High Island is in Sibley County High Island Lake, the largest in the county, has a small but high island of glacial drift in its northern part, rising 20 or 30 feet above the lake. The same name is given likewise to the outflowing High Island Creek, being partly a translation of the Dakota name, recorded by Nicollet as Witakantu, meaning Plum Island (Wita, "island," kantu, "plum trees"). From: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, First edition 1920. Third Edition 2001. Print.