Washington Island
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SIZE The largest island in Washington is Whidbey Island, with
an area of 172 sq mi / 445 sq km. It
is the 35th largest
island of the United States. Washington’s largest lake island is Mercer Island, in Lake
Washington, in greater Seattle, at 6.4 sq mi / 17 sq km. Washington’s largest river island is Puget Island, a 7.5 sq
mi / 19.4 sq km island in the Columbia River. The largest island on another island in Washington is a
small island in Lake Campbell on southern Fidalgo Island. LOCATION Most isolated island Smith
Island, west of Whidbey Island, is about 5.4 miles / 8.5 km from the nearest
larger island. Washington has no islands below sea level. About 160,000 people live on islands in the state, giving
Washington one of the larger island populations in the United States. Some 30,000 live on onbridged islands, more
than in any other of the lower 48 states. The most populous island in Washington is Whidbey Island,
which had 58,211 inhabitants as of the 2000 census.
Washington has more inhabited, unbridged islands than most
states. The most populous island is
Vashon, which in 2000 was home to 10,123 people. Washington's most populous lake island is Mercer Island,
in Lake Washington, in greater Seattle.
It was home to around 21,710 people as of 2005. Most populous river island Puget Island in the Columbia River had a population of 798
at the 2000 census. MISCELLANEOUS Washington’s tallest island is Orcas Island, which rises
2,407 feet / 734 meters from sea level to the top of Mount Constitution. Lake Washington’s Mercer Island is Washington’s tallest
lake island: it rises about 370 feet / 113 meters above lake level. The most common names for islands in Washington are
"goose island" and “sand island,” with 5 of each. Most islands in one
lake Washington’s Potholes Reservoir has some 956 islands. (Picture credits: Fidalgo vista courtesy Skycaptaintwo, Mercer
Island bridge courtesy Mamamusings) |
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