Harbor Island

Harbor Island is an artificial island in the mouth of the in , Washington, United States, where it empties into . Built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, it was completed in 1909 and was then the largest artificial island in the world, at 350 acres (1.4 km.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Seattle, Washington, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Harbor Island (Seattle)”, “Harbor Island, Seattle”, and “海港島”
Photo: Dcoetzee, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Spokane Street Bridge and Coast Guard Museum Northwest.

Bridge
Photo: Adam Foster, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as the West…

Museum
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is dedicated…

Railway station
Photo: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a light rail station located in , Washington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sodo-Georgetown and Pioneer Square-International District.

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
's SoDo used to be called "South of the Dome"…

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pioneer Square is 's oldest neighborhood…

Neighborhood
is the oldest neighborhood in West Seattle, . is situated 1½ miles west of Harbor Island.

Harbor Island

Latitude
47.57982° or 47° 34′ 47″ north
Longitude
-122.35207° or 122° 21′ 8″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
84VVHJHX+W5
Geo­Names ID
5796707
Wiki­data ID
Q3127308
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Harbor Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Harbor Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Washington)”
  • Cebuano: “Harbor Island”
  • Chinese: “哈伯岛”
  • Chinese: “哈伯島 (西雅圖)”
  • Chinese: “海港岛”
  • Dutch: “Harbor Island”
  • Esperanto: “Havena insulo (Seatlo)”
  • Esperanto: “Havena insulo”
  • French: “Harbor Island”
  • Japanese: “ハーバー島 (シアトル)”
  • Russian: “Харбор (остров, Сиэтл)”
  • Russian: “Харбор”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Harbor Island and Industrial District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Duwamish East Waterway and Duwamish West Waterway.

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