Hand Lake

This article is about the lake in the USA. For the summit in England, see List of peaks in the Yorkshire Dales § Howgills.

Hand Lake is a lake in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Hand Lake was so named on account of its outline being shaped like a human hand.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hand Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 404.

Coordinates: 46°42′23″N 95°54′12″W / 46.70639°N 95.90333°W / 46.70639; -95.90333


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