San Juan Islands
Proper noun
Meaning
San Juan Islands
A Pacific Northwest archipelago of 172 islands of the state of Washington, United States off the southeast coast of Vancouver Island and north of Puget Sound.
Examples
I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine.
When I'm not working, my family and I have a house in the San Juan Islands. We've been here since '94.
Although orca are sometimes seen in Puget Sound proper they are far more prevalent around the San Juan Islands north of Puget Sound. citation Many fish species occur in Puget Sound.
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is the wide waterway stretching from the Pacific Ocean on the west to the San Juan Islands on the east, with Vancouver Island to the north and the Olympic Peninsula to the south.
Enjoy the wild life of Draton harbor and easy cruise to the San Juan Islands or Canada.
Hundreds of volunteers throughout the San Juan Islands will gather on Sunday, April, 22 to celebrate Earth Day and participate in the Great Islands Clean-Up.