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Fidalgo Island
The forested western slopes of Fidalgo Island overlook the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Fidalgo Island is located in Washington (state)
Fidalgo Island
Fidalgo Island
EtymologySalvador Fidalgo
Geography
LocationPacific Northwest
Coordinates48°27′44″N 122°37′43″W / 48.46222°N 122.62861°W / 48.46222; -122.62861
Administration
United States
StateWashington
CountySkagit
Largest settlementAnacortes (pop. 17,637[1])

Fidalgo Island is an island in Skagit County, Washington, located about 60 mi (97 km) north of Seattle. To the east, it is separated from the mainland by the Swinomish Channel, and from Whidbey Island to the south by Deception Pass. The island is named after the Spanish explorer and cartographer Salvador Fidalgo, who explored the area in 1790.

Its largest and only city is Anacortes with a population of 17,637 at the time of the 2020 census.[1] Anacortes has ferries with daily service to the San Juan Islands and Guemes Island.

  1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

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Deception Pass

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(Lushootseed: sčudᶻ; Samish: Xwchsónges) is a strait separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Washington. It connects...

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the reservation of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, located on Fidalgo Island in western Washington state. The western boundary of the reservation...

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Guemes Island

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Whidbey Island

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Swinomish people

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Phil Elverum

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(2008) What Is Doubt For? (2008) Destroy Before Listening (2018) The Fidalgo Island Beautiful Issue #5 1/2 (2007) Ditherer (2007) Weary Engine Blues (2013)...

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Rosario Strait

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Deception Pass Bridge

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bridges on Washington State Route 20 connecting Whidbey Island in Island County, to Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It...

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Salvador Fidalgo

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Samish Indian Nation

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Coast Salish peoples. The Samish Nation is headquartered in Anacortes, Fidalgo Island, in Washington, north of Puget Sound. Other Samish people are enrolled...

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Kiket Island

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town of La Conner in Skagit County, Washington, Kiket is connected to Fidalgo Island by a tombolo called sdᶻalgʷiɬ, over which runs an access road. The name...

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Fidalgo ophiolite

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The Fidalgo ophiolite or Fidalgo complex is a Jurassic-aged ophiolite sequence located in the San Juan Islands of northwest Washington. The ophiolite complex...

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List of islands of the United States by area

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Padilla Bay

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the San Juan Islands and the mainland. Fidalgo Island and Guemes Island lie to the west of Padilla Bay. Guemes Channel, between the islands, connects Padilla...

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The Microphones

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Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest

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Fidalgo City and Anacortes Railway

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Puget Sound

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Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

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