Antelope Island

Antelope Island is an island in the Great Salt Lake of Utah, USA.

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Great Salt Lake - Utah - USA

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With a size of 75 square miles, it is the largest of the lake's 10 islands. Antelope Island holds a state park where bison, pronghorn antelopes and bighorn sheep can be seen in the wild. The island is accessible via a 7 km causeway from West Point in Davis County. The island also lies within Davis County. The island is steep and contains mountains visible from most of the northern Wasatch Front. It reaches a maximum elevation of 6,596 ft (2,010 m), which is about 2,500 feet above the level of the lake.

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State park - Bison - Pronghorn antelope - Bighorn sheep - Causeway - West Point - Davis County - Wasatch Front

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