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Skull Island (Washington)

Islands in San Juan Archipelago, Washington state

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Islands in San Juan Archipelago, Washington state

Skull Island is the name of two small islands in the San Juan Archipelago in the U.S. state of Washington. The northernmost Skull Island is located off the coast of Orcas Island in Massacre Bay, the most northern extension of the island's West Sound. It is identified as 3.2 acre Skull Island State Park Property by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Since 2013, it has been part of the San Juan Islands National Monument.

Another Skull Island in the same archipelago is located exactly fourteen miles south-southeast at in Mud Bay, part of Lopez Sound, between the Sperry Peninsula of Lopez Island and Fortress Island.

References

References

  1. {{GNIS. 1508398
  2. It was named for holding skulls and bones of a band of [[Lummi people. Lummi]] who were killed by raiding [[Haida people. Haida]] in 1858.Hitchman, Robert. ''Place Names of Washington''. Washington State Historical Society, 1985. p. 277
  3. {{GNIS. 1508397
  4. ''Lopez Pass, WA,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1981 rev.)
  5. (March 27, 2014). "Commission Policy 72-14-1 Naming of Parks...". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
  6. (June 2017). "San Juan Islands National Monument Site Catalog". Bureau of Land Management.
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