Skull Island (Washington)
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There are two islands in the San Juan Archipelago named Skull Island. One (48.46, -122.83) is located in Mud Bay, part of Lopez Sound, between the Sperry Peninsula of Lopez Island, and Fortress Island. The other, Skull Island Marine State Park (48.6394, -122.985) is a 2½ acre (1.0 ha), uninhabited island in Massacre Bay, just off the coast of Orcas Island. This island was named because of the skulls and bones that were found there after a band of Lummi were killed by raiding Haida in 1858.[1]
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- ^ Hitchman, Robert. Place Names of Washington. Washington State Historical Society, 1985. p. 277
Coordinates: 48°38′20.8″N 122°59′9.9″W / 48.639111°N 122.986083°W
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