Spieden Island
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Spieden Island is a privately owned island in the San Juan Archipelago in the state of Washington. It has a land area of 2.0898 kmĀ² (516.4 acres), and no permanent resident population as of the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Approximately two miles long and a half-mile across at its widest point, it is located directly north of San Juan Island across the Spieden Channel. The unusual climate of the area causes the island to be virtually barren on its south-facing side, while the north side is heavily forested.
[edit] History
In the past the island was used for big game hunting; game animals were imported and a hotel, airport, and small hangar built to accommodate visitors. This no longer occurs due to the risk of shots carrying across to highly populated San Juan Island.
The resident animal population still includes exotic animals such as Mouflon sheep from Corsica and Sika deer from Asia.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ KING5 Seattle News - True rumors about Spieden Island. KING5.com. Accessed August 9th, 2006.
- Spieden Island: Blocks 4001 and 4002, Census Tract 9603, San Juan County, Washington United States Census Bureau