How many different islands make up the San Juan Islands?
The San Juan Islands are a part of the San Juan Archipelago in the northwest corner of the continental United States. The archipelago is split into two groups of islands based on national sovereignty. San Juan Islands are part of the U.S. state of Washington, while the Gulf Islands are part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. There are over 450 islands in the entire archipelago at high tide, but fewer than one-sixth are permanently inhabited. In the archipelago, fifteen islands are accessible by public ferry. Public ferries serve nine Gulf Islands and six San Juan Islands.The San Juan Islands get less rainfall than Seattle, about 65 miles (105 km) to the south, due to the rain shadow of Olympic Mountains to the southwest. Summertime high temperatures are around 70 °F (21 °C) while average wintertime lows are in the high thirties and low forties. Snow is infrequent in winter except for the higher elevations, but the islands are subject to high winds at times—those from the nor
There are nearly 450 islands int he San. Juan Archipelago during low tide (smaller islands are submerged during high tede). The San Juan Islands are part of the larger San Juan Archipelago located in the north-west of the US. The islands in the archipelago are split into two groups: San Juan islands are part of the US (state of Washington) while a group of islands called Gulf Islands are part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Thee are eleven major islands comprising the San Juan Islands: Stuart, Waldron, Orcas, Lummi, Shaw, Cypress, Blakely, Decatur, Lopez, Guemes and the largest San Juan. There are 70 minor islands which are also considered to be part of San Juan islands. Some of the minor islands are only visible during the low tide since they get completely submerged by the high tide. Their names are: * Aleegria Island * Allan Island * Anderson Island * Armitage Island * Barnes Island * Barren Island * Battleship Island * Bell Island * Blakely Island * Blind Island * Bou
