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Island of the San Juan Islands in northwest Washington, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brown Island is a small, private island in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington, United States. It lies just offshore to the east-northeast of the town of Friday Harbor, Washington. The island has a land area of approximately 70 acres (28 ha) and on January 1, 2008, it had a resident full-time population of 10 people.
Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Northwest |
Coordinates | 48.53803°N 123.00370°W |
Archipelago | San Juan Islands |
Area | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Washington |
County | San Juan County |
Demographics | |
Population | 10 (2008) |
Brown Island was named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841 for the party's navigational instrument repairman, John G. Brown.[1]
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