Goose Island is one of the

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Characteristics

The uninhabited island is only 3.789 acres (1.533 ha), and is located at latitude 48° 27' 29" N, longitude 122° 57' 19" W, off the southeastern tip of

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, in the channel between that island and

Lopez Island Lopez Island is the third largest of the San Juan Islands and an unincorporated town in San Juan County, Washington, United States. Lopez Island is in land area. The 2000 census population was 2,177, though the population swells in the summer, ...

Nature Conservancy preserve

Since 1975 it has been managed as a nature preserve by

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, following the ''Management Plan and Baseline Study for Goose and Deadman Island Preserves'', along with Deadman Island. Visiting the island is prohibited, except for researchers from the

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Friday Harbor Laboratories Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL), is a marine biology field station of the University of Washington, located in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington, United States. Friday Harbor Labs is known for its intensive summer classes offered to c ...

References

Goose Island: Block 3032, Census Tract 9603, San Juan County, Washington
United States Census Bureau

External links

* San Juan Islands Protected areas of San Juan County, Washington Uninhabited islands of Washington (state) {{SanJuanCountyWA-geo-stub