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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Northwest |
| Coordinates | 48°32′17″N 123°00′13″W / 48.53803°N 123.00370°W |
| Archipelago | San Juan Islands |
| Area | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Washington |
| County | San Juan County |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 10 (2008) |
Brown Island is a small, private island in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, San Juan County, Washington, United States. It lies just offshore to the east-northeast of the town of Friday Harbor, Washington. The island has a land area of approximately 70 acres (28 ha) and on January 1, 2008, it had a resident full-time population of 10 people.
Brown Island was named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841 for the party's navigational instrument repairman, John G. Brown.[1]
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.