page_title: Whidbey Island
hierarchical_section_title: Whidbey Island
context_page_description: Whidbey Island is the largest of the islands composing Island County, Washington, in the United States. Whidbey is about 30 miles north of Seattle, and lies between the Olympic Peninsula and the I-5 corridor of western Washington. The island forms the northern boundary of Puget Sound. It is home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
  Whidbey Island is home to 67,000 residents. An estimated 29,000 of Whidbey Island residents live in rural locations.
  Whidbey Island is approximately 55 miles long, or about 37 miles when measured along a straight line from north to south, and 1.5 to 10 miles wide, with a total land area of 168.67 square miles, making it the 40th largest island in the United States. It is ranked as the fourth longest and fourth largest island in the contiguous United States, behind Long Island, New York; Padre Island, Texas; and Isle Royale, Michigan. In the state of Washington, it is the largest island, followed by Orcas Island.
context_section_description: Whidbey Island (historical spellings Whidby, Whitbey, or Whitby) is the largest of the islands composing Island County, Washington, in the United States.  (The other large island is Camano Island, east of Whidbey.)  Whidbey is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Seattle, and lies between the Olympic Peninsula and the I-5 corridor of western Washington. The island forms the northern boundary of Puget Sound.  It is home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
  Whidbey Island is home to 67,000 residents (according to the 2000 census). An estimated 29,000 of Whidbey Island residents live in rural locations.
  Whidbey Island is approximately 55 miles (89 km) long (if measured along roads traveled from the extreme north to extreme south), or about 37 miles (60 km) when measured along a straight line from north to south, and 1.5 to 10 miles (2.4 to 16.1 km) wide, with a total land area of 168.67 square miles (436.9 km²), making it the 40th largest island in the United States. It is ranked as the fourth longest and fourth largest island in the contiguous United States, behind Long Island, New York; Padre Island, Texas (the world's longest barrier island); and Isle Royale, Michigan. In the state of Washington, it is the largest island, followed by Orcas Island.
caption: Cultus Bay at Low Tide
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