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San Juan Islands

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San Juan Islands (săn wän), archipelago of 172 islands constituting San Juan co., NW Wash., E of Vancouver Island. The islands were visited and named c.1790 by Spanish explorers. The islands were the subject of the San Juan Boundary Dispute San Juan Boundary Dispute, controversy between the United States and Great Britain over the U.S.–British Columbia boundary. It is sometimes called the Northwest Boundary Dispute.
..... Click the link for more information.  between Great Britain and the United States; their ownership was decided in 1872. San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez islands are the largest of the group.

San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island marks the events from 1853 to 1872 involving the boundary dispute (see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

National Parks
Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard PeaceHealth is moving ahead with plans to build a $30 million hospital and medical center in Washington's San Juan Islands, set to open in the summer of 2012.
PeaceHealth eyes 2012 for Washington facility by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
From the San Juan Islands to Seattle's cityscape, the color photographs by Seattle resident Wolfe are complemented by Northwest author Dietrich's text on the diverse ecology and moods of Puget Sound.
On Puget Sound by Reference & Research Book News
00pm) A trip goes wrong for two friends when storms strike as they kayak around Washington state's San Juan Islands - prompting one man to abandon ship.
Pick of the day by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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