| Lake Albert | |
|---|---|
  Lake Albert | |
| Location | South Dakota |
| Coordinates | 44°32′00″N 97°09′27″W / 44.53333°N 97.15750°W |
| Type | lakes |
Lake Albert is a lake in South Dakota, in the United States.[1] It is on the border of Kingsbury County and Hamlin County.
Lake Albert was named after John James Abert, a cartographer of the American West. According to a Federal Writers’ Project volume on South Dakota place names, “The present name is a corruption of ‘Abert.’” [2]
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Albert (Kingsbury County, South Dakota)
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.2. University of South Dakota. p. 5.
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