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<ref name=wasp>{{cite web |url=https://parks.state.wa.us/295/Turn-Island |title=Turn Island Marine State Park |publisher=Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission | |
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<ref name=phillips>{{cite book |last=Phillips |first=James W. |title=Washington State Place Names |url=https://archive.org/details/washingtonstatep00phil |url-access=registration |year=1971 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=0-295-95158-3}}</ref> |
<ref name=phillips>{{cite book |last=Phillips |first=James W. |title=Washington State Place Names |url=https://archive.org/details/washingtonstatep00phil |url-access=registration |year=1971 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=0-295-95158-3}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:36, 20 January 2021
| Turn Island Marine State Park | |
|---|---|
  Location in the state of Washington | |
| Location | San Juan County, Washington, United States |
| Nearest town | Friday Harbor, Washington |
| Coordinates | 48°31′57″N 122°58′18″W / 48.53250°N 122.97167°W[1] |
| Area | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m)[1] |
| Designation | Washington marine state park |
| Established | 1959[2] |
| Administrator | Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission |
| Website | Turn Island Marine State Park |
Turn Island, nicknamed Racoon Island, is a 34-acre (14 ha) island in the San Juan Islands in the Salish Sea in the U.S. state of Washington. The island sits in the San Juan Channel about 900 feet off the eastern edge of San Juan Island. It is preserved as Turn Island Marine State Park and is part of the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The island has 12 campsites and is only accessible by water.[2]
History
Charles Wilkes, during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, thought it was part of San Juan Island and named it Point Salisbury after one of his officers. In 1858, the British found that it was an island with dangerous rocks in the channel between it and San Juan Island. The name Turn Island and Turn Rocks were given to mark the proper sailing channel.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Turn Island State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Turn Island Marine State Park". Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.
External links
- Turn Island Marine State Park Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
