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Oban is the principal settlement on Stewart Island, the southernmost inhabited island of the New Zealand archipelago. Oban is centred on Halfmoon Bay (sometimes used as an alternative name for the town), and stretches over a peninsula to Paterson Inlet. It has aircraft connections with Invercargill and a ferry service to Bluff, both on the ...
Unknown Island 1 / Grant County Grant 126 113 13 Vashon Island: King 36.9 8,919 8,800 119 Vendovi Island: Skagit 0.34 2 2 0 Victim Island: San Juan 0 0 0 Entire island preserved as part of San Juan Islands National Monument. Viti Rocks Whatcom 0 0 0 Waadah Island: Clallam 0.0636875 0 0 0 Waldon Island Cowlitz 11 11 0 Waldron Island: San Juan 4. ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Islands of Washington (state). It includes Islands that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of Washington (state)"
Destruction Island (also known historically as Green Island [1] and Isla de Dolores/Island of Sorrows [2]) is a 30-acre (12 ha) island located approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) off the Washington coast. Home to seabirds, shorebirds, and marine mammals, it is part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge. [3]
Bill Gates designed and owns a mansion that is on Lake Washington in Medina, Washington.The 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m 2) mansion [1] incorporates technology in its design. [specify] [2] In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US$1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147.5 million.
Teraina (written also Teeraina, [1] also known as Washington Island – these two names are constitutional [2]) is a coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean and part of the Northern Line Islands which belong to Kiribati. Obsolete names of Teraina are New Marquesas, Prospect Island, and New York Island.
Gedney Island, also called Hat Island, is located in Possession Sound. Possession Sound was named by George Vancouver . On June 3, 1792, Vancouver landed near the present site of Everett and celebrated the birthday of George III by holding a ceremony claiming possession of the land of "New Georgia" for Britain. [ 1 ]
The island's original name was Oak Island, but was eventually renamed Reach Island in proximity to its southern neighbor Stretch Island. It forms part of the unincorporated Mason County community of Allyn-Grapeview. The island has a land area of 0.36755 km 2 (90.82 acres) and a population of 119 persons, as of the 2010 census.