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Tatoosh Island is an island about a half mile off Cape Flattery on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. The island is part of the Makah Indian Reservation. Jump to: navigation, search Cape Flattery is the furthest northwest point of the contiguous United States. ... The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington state that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Senators Patty Murray (D) Maria Cantwell (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 kmÂ² (18th) - Land 172,587 kmÂ² - Water 12,237 kmÂ² (6. ...

The island has been home since December 28, 1857 to a lighthouse which overlooks the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Jump to: navigation, search December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ... The Strait of Juan de Fuca separates Vancouver Island from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. ...

External links

Photos and other items about Tatoosh Island from the Library of Congress
History of Tatoosh Island from the University of Washington website
Tatoosh Island Lighthouse from the National Data Buoy Center of the NOAA, with "sector pictures"
Maps including Tatoosh Island, from the official Makah website
Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway from the Washington State Tourism website
Photos of Cape Flattery Lighthouse and Helipad, from a commercial photographer's website

Categories: Washington geography stubs | Islands of Washington | Clallam County, Washington | U.S. Indian reservations Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a major public research university in the Seattle metropolitan area. ... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a scientific agency of the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Makah woman. ...

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Maritime Disasters at Tatoosh Island (4192 words)
	Those of a superstitious turn of mind were disturbed by two mishaps which marred her launching; the daughter of the Tatoosh Island weather observer, chosen by the people of Clallam County to christen their namesake vessel, missed the bow with the champagne bottle when the new craft slid down the ways with unexpected speed.
	No sooner had the tug and tow rounded Tatoosh Island than the wind and seas tore the big two stack transport loose and drove her ashore seven miles south of Cape Flattery.
	She was on a northerly course, her officers seeking the beacon of the lighthouse on Tatoosh Island which would indicate the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the final lap of her long voyage from Valparaiso to British Columbia for lumber.

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