Wasp Islands

The Wasp Islands are a group of small islands in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington. The name was given by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, in honor of the sloop Wasp, a sloop of war commanded by Johnathan Blakeley during the War of 1812.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaw Island and Orcas Village.

Shaw Island

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Shaw Island is the smallest of the four…

Orcas Village

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orcas Village is on the southern tip of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State.

Friday Harbor

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Friday Harbor is the main city on San Juan Island, the most populous of the San Juan Islands.

Wasp Islands

Type: Island
Description: small group of islands of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, United States
Categories: island group, locality, and landform
Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.59482° or 48° 35′ 41″ north

Longitude

-123.02741° or 123° 1′ 39″ west

Open location code

84WRHXVF+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“Wasp Islands” goes by many names.

Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Wasp”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Deer Harbor and Lakedale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: McConnell Rocks and Coon Island.

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Worth a closer look: Seattle and Olympia.

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