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The beach at Mustang Island State Park. Mustang Island is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States. The island is 18 miles (29 km) long, stretching from Corpus Christi to Port Aransas. The island is oriented generally northeast–southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, and Corpus Christi Bay on the ...
This is a list of selected islands that are part of Washington state. [1] Previously owned by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen . Entire island preserved as Blake Island Marine State Park . Entire island preserved as Blind Island Marine State Park . Has two state parks, Cama Beach and Camano Island State Park . Originally named Old Hundred Island.
The San Juan Islands is an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core of San Juan County . In the archipelago, four islands are accessible to vehicular and foot traffic via the ...
Island County, Washington. / 48.15°N 122.58°W / 48.15; -122.58. Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 86,857. [1] Its county seat is Coupeville, [2] while its largest city is Oak Harbor . The county's name reflects the fact that it is composed entirely of islands. [3]
The U.S. state of Washington has 39 counties. The Provisional Government of Oregon established Vancouver and Lewis Counties in 1845 in unorganized Oregon Country, extending from the Columbia River north to 54°40′ north latitude. After the region was organized within the Oregon Territory with the current northern border of 49° north ...
Map of Cypress Island. Cypress Island is the westernmost part of Skagit County, Washington, and is about halfway between the mainland and offshore San Juan County. It is separated from Blakely Island to the west by Rosario Strait and from Guemes Island to the east by Bellingham Channel. The island has a land area of 5,500 acres (22 km 2 ), and ...
Washington County, Texas. / 30.21°N 96.41°W / 30.21; -96.41. Washington County is a county in Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,805. [1] Its county seat is Brenham, which is located along U.S. Highway 290, 72 miles northwest of Houston. [2] The county was created in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a ...
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 30,503,301 inhabitants. Texas was originally divided into ...