 Map of Sucia and surrounding islands | |
  Sucia Island Location within the US state of Washington | |
| Etymology | from Spanish 'dirty, foul' |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Strait of Georgia |
| Coordinates | 48°45′13″N 122°54′48″W / 48.75361°N 122.91333°W |
| Archipelago | Sucia Islands |
| Adjacent to | Echo Bay, Shallow Bay, Fossil Bay, Mud Bay, Snoring Bay |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Washington |
| County | San Juan |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 4 (2000) |
Sucia Island (/ˈsuːʃə/) is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands, San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is the largest of an archipelago of ten islands including Sucia Island, Little Sucia, Ewing, Justice, Herndon, the Cluster Islands islets, and several smaller, unnamed islands. The group of islands is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) in length and just short of a half mile wide. Sucia island is roughly the shape of a hand. The total land area of all islands is 2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi; 680 acres). The main island of Sucia Island by itself is 2.259 km2 (0.872 sq mi; 558 acres). There was a permanent population of four persons as of the 2000 census, all on Sucia Island. Sucia Island State Park is a Washington State Marine Park.