Shell Lake is a lake in Becker County, Minnesota, in the United States.[1]
Shell Lake | |
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Location | Becker County, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 46°56′50.5″N 95°26′50″W |
Type | lake |
Native name | Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan (Ojibwe) |
Shell Lake was likely named from the shells on the lakeshore.[2] Its name in the Ojibwe is Gaa-jiigajiwegamaag-zaaga'igan meaning "'lake lying near the mountain' lake", in reference to the lake's position along the Smoky Hills complex.[3] Shell River flows out from this lake.
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