Government Island
Government Island is in San Juan, Washington. Government Island is situated nearby to the hamlet West Sound, as well as near Deer Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skull Island and Victim Island.
Skull Island
Islet
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.
Victim Island
Islet
Victim Island is an island in San Juan County the U.S. state of Washington. The island lies just east of the Canadian maritime border between the City of Bellingham and Vancouver Island It is home to the Victim Island State Park.
Westsound Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Westsound Seaplane Base is a seaplane base located adjacent to West Sound on Orcas Island in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Westsound Marina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orcas Village and Shaw Island.
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. The village is built around the island's only Washington State Ferries dock, making it the primary entrance to the largest of the San Juan Islands, as well as a pleasant place to wait for the outgoing ferry.
Shaw Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Government Island
- Type: Coastline
- Category: landform
- Location: San Juan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.6285° or 48° 37′ 43″ northLongitude
-122.9579° or 122° 57′ 29″ westOpen location code
84WVJ2HR+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 618608664OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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