Guemes Island

Guemes Island
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Nickname: Dog Island
Location of Guemes Island in the Salish Sea
Guemes Island from Anacortes
EtymologyJuan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
Geography
LocationSalish Sea

Guemes Island (Samish: Qweng7qwengila7) is a small island in western Skagit County, Washington, United States. It is located north of Fidalgo Island and the city of Anacortes, and is accessible by private boat and by the Guemes Island ferry operated by Skagit County.

Guemes Island was named by the Spanish after the Viceroy of New Spain, Juan Vicente de Güemes, who commissioned an expedition that revealed the islands to Spain in 1794.

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