Freeman Island
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| Waters | Juan de Fuca Straits ( Salish Sea , Pacific Ocean ) | |
| Archipelago | San Juan Islands | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 41 '56 " N , 122 ° 57' 4" W | |
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| length | 134 m | |
| width | 340 m | |
| surface | 0.2 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Freeman Island is a small island that belongs to the group of San Juan Islands in Washington state . Its eastern neighbor is Orcas Island .
The island was named after Charles Wilkes during the so-called Wilkes Expedition from 1838 to 1842 in honor of JD Freeman, the sailmaker of the expedition, originally in the spelling Freeman's Island .
Freeman Island is across from the YMCA Camp Orkila and is a popular destination for campers.
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- ↑ James W. Phillips: Washington State Place Names . University of Washington Press, 1971, ISBN 0-295-95158-3 .