Shaw Island
Shaw Island is the smallest of the four San Juan Islands served by the Washington State Ferries, at just under 8 sq mi. It has a year-round population about 200 people, though summertime weekends swell with other residents and the occasional tourist.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 272 feet (83 metres)
- Description: island of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, United States
- Also known as“Shaw Island, WA”“Shaw Island, Washington”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blind Island Marine State Park.
Blind Island Marine State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orcas Village.
Orcas Village
Shaw Island
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
48.5733° or 48° 34′ 24″ north
Longitude
-122.961° or 122° 57′ 40″ west
Open location code
84WVH2FQ+8J
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Shaw Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “illa Shaw”
- Cebuano: “Shaw Island (pulo sa Tinipong Bansa, Washington)”
- Cebuano: “Shaw Island”
- Chinese: “蕭島”
- Dutch: “Shaw Island”
- Esperanto: “Shaw Island”
- French: “Shaw Island”
- Hungarian: “Shaw-sziget”
- Irish: “Shaw Island”
- Japanese: “シャウ島”
- Persian: “شاو، آیلند”
- Persian: “شاو”
- Russian: “Шо”
- Russian: “Шоу”
- Slovenian: “Shaw Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Shaw”
- Volapük: “Shaw Island”
- Welsh: “Shaw Island, Washington”
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Localities in the Area
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San Juan Islands: Highlights
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