Sinclair Island (Washington)
- Sinclair Island (Washington)
Sinclair Island is one of the San Juan Islands in the state of Washington, USA. It is a part of, and lies off the western shore of mainland Skagit County. The island has a land area of 4.109 km² (1.586 sq mi) and no population.
The name Sinclair was given by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842. It honors Arthur Sinclair, who was captain of "General Pike" during a naval battle of the War of 1812. [cite book |last= Phillips |first= James W. |title= Washington State Place Names |year= 1971 |publisher= University of Washington Press |isbn= 0-295-95158-3]
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* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=false&-all_geo_types=N&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=100$10000US530579501001029&-geo_id=100$10000US530579501001030&-geo_id=100$10000US530579501001031&-geo_id=100$10000US530579501001032&-geo_id=100$10000US530579501001033&-geo_id=100$10000US530579501001034&-geo_id=100$10000US530579501001035&-geo_id=100$10000US530579501001036&-search_results=06000US5305790064&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Sinclair Island: Blocks 1029 thru 1036, Census Tract 9501, Skagit County, Washington] United States Census Bureau
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