Swenoda Lake
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Location of the lake in Minnesota.
Swenoda Lake
LocationPope County, Minnesota
Coordinates45°32′24″N 95°18′57″W / 45.54000°N 95.31583°W / 45.54000; -95.31583
Typelake

Swenoda Lake is a lake in Pope County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Swenoda is a portmanteau of Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish, commemorating the nationalities of the pioneers who first settled in the area.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swenoda Lake
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 435.


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