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There are approximately 743 islands and rocks in the San Juan Island chain. Most of the county's population lives on the largest four islands, which are the only county islands served by the Washington State Ferries. The four largest islands are: Orcas Island (149.43 km 2; 57.70 sq mi) San Juan Island (143.62 km 2; 55.45 sq mi)
Noted for its $6.4 million purchase of Vendovi Island in 2010 and its $18.5 million acquisition of Turtleback Mountain on Orcas Island in 2006, the Preservation Trust has permanently protected 270 properties, 38 miles of shoreline and 16,000 acres on 20 islands, including land now managed as public parks, nature preserves, wildlife habitat, and ...
Friday Harbor is located on the east side of San Juan Island facing the San Juan Channel. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.16 square miles (5.59 km 2 ), of which, 2.09 square miles (5.41 km 2 ) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km 2 ) is water.
As with most San Juan Islands communities, Deer Harbor is known for its recreation and tourism, including kayaking, whale watching, and fishing. Many people fish for Dungeness crab, rock crab, and shrimp there. Doe Bay is a community on the opposite side of the island from Deer Harbor.
San Juan Island is the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington, United States. It has a land area of 142.59 km 2 (55.053 sq mi) and a population of 8,632 [ 2 ] as of the 2020 census .
San Juan Islands (in white) and surrounding region Location of the San Juan Islands. The San Juan Islands is an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core of San Juan County.
Little Patos Island San Juan 0 0 0 Little Sucia Island San Juan 0 0 0 Locke Island: Adams 0 0 0 Preserved as part of the Hanford Reach National Monument. Lone Tree / The Sisters Islands San Juan 0 0 0 Long Island: Pacific 8.37 0 0 0 Lopez Island: San Juan 29.81 2,596 2,380 216 Low Island San Juan 0 0 0 Lummi Island: Whatcom 9.25 1,060 946 114 ...
Center Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It lies off the eastern shore of Lopez Island, between it and Decatur Island. Center Island has a land area of 0.713 km 2 (0.275 sq mi; 176 acres). The population was officially 49 persons as of the 2000 census.