San Juan Islands

An archipelago of northwest Washington off the southeast coast of Vancouver Island north of Puget Sound. The islands became part of the United States in 1872, following a boundary dispute with Great Britain.

San Juan Islands

(sæn ˈwɑːn; ˈhwɑːn) pl n (Placename) a group of islands between NW Washington, US, and SE Vancouver Island, Canada: administratively part of Washington

San′ Juan′ Is′lands

n.pl. a group of islands in NW Washington between SE Vancouver Island and the mainland.

San Juan Islands

See also: National Parks and Monuments (table)National Parks and Monuments

National Parks
Name Type¹ Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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San Juan Islands

(săn wän), archipelago of 172 islands constituting San Juan co., NW Wash., E of Vancouver Island. The islands were visited and named c.1790 by Spanish explorers. The islands were the subject of the San Juan Boundary DisputeSan Juan Boundary Dispute,
controversy between the United States and Great Britain over the U.S.–British Columbia boundary. It is sometimes called the Northwest Boundary Dispute.
..... Click the link for more information. between Great Britain and the United States; their ownership was decided in 1872. San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez islands are the largest of the group. The San Juan Islands National Monument, est. 2013, encompasses the Bureau of Land Management lands on the islands and includes light stations, a variety of habitats, and many small islands and rocks. San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island marks the events from 1853 to 1872 involving the boundary dispute (see National Parks and MonumentsNational Parks and Monuments

National Parks
Name Type¹ Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
..... Click the link for more information. , table). Other portions of the islands are state parklands.

单词	san juan islands
释义	San Juan Islands San Juan Islands An archipelago of northwest Washington off the southeast coast of Vancouver Island north of Puget Sound. The islands became part of the United States in 1872, following a boundary dispute with Great Britain. San Juan Islands (sæn ˈwɑːn; ˈhwɑːn) pl n (Placename) a group of islands between NW Washington, US, and SE Vancouver Island, Canada: administratively part of Washington San′ Juan′ Is′lands n.pl. a group of islands in NW Washington between SE Vancouver Island and the mainland. San Juan Islands See also: National Parks and Monuments (table)National Parks and Monuments National Parks Name Type¹ Location Year authorized Size acres (hectares) Description Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery. ..... Click the link for more information. San Juan Islands (săn wän), archipelago of 172 islands constituting San Juan co., NW Wash., E of Vancouver Island. The islands were visited and named c.1790 by Spanish explorers. The islands were the subject of the San Juan Boundary DisputeSan Juan Boundary Dispute, controversy between the United States and Great Britain over the U.S.–British Columbia boundary. It is sometimes called the Northwest Boundary Dispute. ..... Click the link for more information. between Great Britain and the United States; their ownership was decided in 1872. San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez islands are the largest of the group. The San Juan Islands National Monument, est. 2013, encompasses the Bureau of Land Management lands on the islands and includes light stations, a variety of habitats, and many small islands and rocks. San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island marks the events from 1853 to 1872 involving the boundary dispute (see National Parks and MonumentsNational Parks and Monuments National Parks Name Type¹ Location Year authorized Size acres (hectares) Description Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery. ..... Click the link for more information. , table). Other portions of the islands are state parklands.
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