Decatur Island
Decatur Island is one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, USA, located just east of Lopez Island across Lopez Sound and just south of Blakely Island across Thatcher Pass. Named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841 for naval officer Stephen Decatur, it is 3.524 square miles (9.127 km²) in area.
Location of Decatur Island in the San Juans | |
Decatur Island Decatur Island (Washington) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Northwest |
| Coordinates | 48.510236°N 122.810926°W |
| Archipelago | San Juan Islands |
| Area | 3.524 sq mi (9.13 km2) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Washington |
| County | San Juan County |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 71 (2000) |
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