Coordinates: 52°0′17″N 177°30′27″E / 52.00472°N 177.50750°E / 52.00472; 177.50750

Moron Lake

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Moron Lake
Location of the lake in Alaska.
Location of the lake in Alaska.
Moron Lake
LocationAleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States
Coordinates52°0′17″N 177°30′27″E / 52.00472°N 177.50750°E / 52.00472; 177.50750
Typelake

Moron Lake is a lake in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, in the United States.[1]

Moron Lake was so named because the U.S. military needed a name to begin with the letter M in order to fit with their alphabetical naming system.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moron Lake
  2. ^ Orth, Donald J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 658.