Geography | |
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Location | West Sound, Salish Sea |
Coordinates | 48°36′24″N 122°58′21″W / 48.6067684°N 122.9724042°W |
Archipelago | San Juan Islands |
Area | 25.94 acres (10.50 ha) |
Highest elevation | 85 ft (25.9 m) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Washington |
County | San Juan County |
Double Island is a pair of islands located in the San Juan Islands, in West Sound, Salish Sea, Washington. Double Island refers collectively to two islands separated by a 10-foot channel. Big Double Island is 18 acres, and sits directly north of Alegria Island, or Little Double Island. [1] [2]
Double Island is located at the southwestern entrance of West Sound, a bay of Orcas Island. [3] The islands are a quarter mile south of Victim Island. [4]
The name Double Island first appears on an 1858-1860 British Admiralty chart. [3] Alegria Island was coined in 1977 by the island's owners. [5]
Big Double Island features a home designed by architect Thomas Bosworth. [2]
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | West Sound, Salish Sea |
Coordinates | 48°36′24″N 122°58′21″W / 48.6067684°N 122.9724042°W |
Archipelago | San Juan Islands |
Area | 25.94 acres (10.50 ha) |
Highest elevation | 85 ft (25.9 m) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Washington |
County | San Juan County |
Double Island is a pair of islands located in the San Juan Islands, in West Sound, Salish Sea, Washington. Double Island refers collectively to two islands separated by a 10-foot channel. Big Double Island is 18 acres, and sits directly north of Alegria Island, or Little Double Island. [1] [2]
Double Island is located at the southwestern entrance of West Sound, a bay of Orcas Island. [3] The islands are a quarter mile south of Victim Island. [4]
The name Double Island first appears on an 1858-1860 British Admiralty chart. [3] Alegria Island was coined in 1977 by the island's owners. [5]
Big Double Island features a home designed by architect Thomas Bosworth. [2]