Washington Gazetteer
Strait of Juan de Fuca is a physical feature (bay) in Island County. The primary coordinates for Strait of Juan de Fuca places it within the WA 98277 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Strait of Juan de Fuca |
| Category: | Washington physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Extends east from the Pacific Ocean between Vancouver Island, Canada, and the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, to Haro Strait, San Juan Channel, Rosario Strait, and Puget Sound; its Pacific Ocean boundary is formed by a line between Cape Flattery - Tatoosh Island, Washington, and Carmanah Point (Vancouver Island), British Columbia; its north boundary follows the shoreline of Vancouver Island to Gonzales Point, then follows a continuous line east to Seabird Point (Discovery Island), British Columbia; Cattle Point (San Juan Island), Washington; Iceberg Point (Lopez Island); Point Colville (Lopez Island); and then to Rosario Head (Fidalgo Island); the eastern boundary is a continuous line extending south from Rosario Head along Whidbey Island to Point Partridge and south to Point Wilson (Quimper Peninsula); the Washington mainland forms the southern boundary of the strait. |
| History: | Named in 1788 by the English Captain John Meares of the ship Felice for the Greek sailor who claimed to have gone on a voyage with Spanish Explorers in 1592 to seek the fabled Straits of Anian. |
| County: | Island County |
| Latitude: | 48.3262291 |
| Longitude: | -122.8133977 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Strait of Juan de Fuca: Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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Whidbey Island Station, WA
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Anacortes, WA
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Swantown, WA
(4.9 miles ESE) Marketown, WA (6.6 miles E) Coveland, WA (7.4 miles SSE) San de Fuca, WA (7.5 miles SSE) Islandale, WA (8.5 miles NNW) |
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