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Whidbey Island (historical spelling Whidby) is one of nine islands in Island County, Washington. The others are Camano Island (second largest and to the east of Whidbey), Baby (or Hackney), Ben Ure, Deception, Kalamut, Minor, Smith, and Strawberry. Whidbey is an island forming the northern boundary of the Puget Sound in Washington State, USA. The nine islands comprise all of Island County.

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San De Fuca, Washington

San De Fuca is a location on Whidbey Island and was formerly a small town in the 1800s. It is slightly north of Coupeville, Washington...

Admiralty Inlet

Admirality Inlet is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in the northwestern United States. It forms the northernmost part of Puget Sound, and lies between the mainland of the State of Washington and Whidbey Island...

Camano Island

Camano Island is a large island in Puget Sound, located in Island County, Washington between Whidbey Island and the mainland. The island is reached via Washington State Route 532 over a short bridge in the northeast of the island...

List of United States Navy air stations

NAS Kingsville NAS Lemoore NAS Meridian NAS New Orleans NAS Norfolk NAS North Island NAS Oceana NAS Patuxent River NAS Pensacola NAS Point Mugu NAS Sigonella NAS Whidbey Island NAS Whiting Field NAS...

Deception Pass

Deception Pass is a narrow pass separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, in the northwest corner of Washington State. In 1792, Captain George Vancouver sent First Mate Joseph Whidbey to get fresh water from what appeared to be a stream that had been sighted. Since it was not a stream, but a...

Dock Landing Ship

, Va. USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52); San Diego, Calif. Whidbey Island Class: USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41...

Puget Sound

Whidbey Island; at a second entrance, between West Point on Whidbey Island, Deception Island, and Rosario Head on Fidalgo Island; at a third entrance, the south end of Swinomish Channel between... Island San Juan Islands Whidbey Island Vashon Island Urban Centers Seattle Tacoma Satellite Cities...

Bayview, Washington

highway. Bayview is also the home of the South Whidbey Seniors' Center, Island County Fire District #3... Bayview (Known Officially as "Whidbey City") is the name most commonly given to the community surrounding the intersection of Washington State Route 525, and Bayview Road. It is located on Whidbey...

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island ( NAS Whidbey ) is a United States Navy air base located in two sections around Oak Harbor, Washington. It was founded in 1941, just in time to become an important west coast base during World War II. The main base is located approximately three miles north of Oak...

Robert Jay Mathews

Whidbey Island in Washington by over 50 agents. He was killed during a ferocious gun battle on December...

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