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San Juan Islands
[ san wahn ahy-luhndz, hwahn ]
plural noun
- a group of islands in Washington State that lie between the northwest coast of Washington and the southernmost part of Canada鈥檚 Vancouver Island.
San Juan Islands
/ s忙n 藞w蓱藧n; 藞hw蓱藧n /
plural noun
- a group of islands between NW Washington, US, and SE Vancouver Island, Canada: administratively part of Washington
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of San Juan Islands1
First recorded in 1865鈥70; originally named Isla y Archiepelago de San Juan (鈥淚sland and Archipelago of St. John鈥) in 1791 by Francisco de Eliza y Reventa (1759鈥1825), Spanish naval officer, navigator, and explorer
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鈥淭he San Juan Islands are beautiful. Period,鈥 he writes.
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Ecology also recently submitted a report to the Legislature that significantly underestimates the value of establishing an Emergency Response Towing Vessel near the San Juan Islands.
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Recreational opportunities abound in this remote, water-bound county, which encompasses the picturesque San Juan Islands.
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The only time I can afford to see the San Juan Islands is during the offseason when rates are low.
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The nationality of dozens of San Juan Islands, however, had been left unresolved.
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