Geo Features

Question 1

Iceberg Pt, Lopez Is.

Answer 1

Is at the western extremity of the south part of Lopez Is. Is marked by a 35ft light shown from a white square concrete house with red day beacon

Question 2

Aleck bay

Answer 2

Located just east of iceberg point. The west and largest of 3 small bays on the south shore of Lopez Is.

Question 3

Colville Island

Answer 3

Is off the SE end of Lopez Is. 64ft high, small and bare or trees. Heavy kelp extends west of the island

Question 4

Davidson rock

Answer 4

.3nm east of colville Is, bares and is marked by a light

Question 5

Sares head

Answer 5

1nm north of deception Is on Fidalgo Is. Steep and 480ft high

Question 6

Deception Island

Answer 6

1 nm west of Pass Is and at The Nw end of whidbey Is. A shoal which bares at low water extends 175yds south of the island

Question 7

Deception Pass

Answer 7

Impressive 2 mile passage between Whidbey Is and Fidalgo Is. Middle of pass is reduced to 150yds. Has prominent fixed highway bridge and overhead telephone and power cables

Question 8

Aero Light

Answer 8

At Ault field is conspicuous

Question 9

Rocky Pt.

Answer 9

West side of whidbey Is. Just south of Rocky Pt. Are prominent tanks and towers

Question 10

Pt. Partridge

Answer 10

Western most point on Whidbey Is. Has a yellow face and is prominent from the N or S. It is rounded and not easily identified from the west. Is marked by a 105ft light shown from a skeleton tower

Question 11

Protection island

Answer 11

A prominent feature in approaching discovery bay. Is 200ft high near its west extremity, 1.5 miles long and sparsely wooded. It’s north shore consist of bare light bluffs

Question 12

Diamond Pt.

Answer 12

Is the West Point at the entrance to discovery bay. A wharf in ruins is just inside the pt.

Question 13

Smith island

Answer 13

5 miles west of Whidbey Is. Is irregular in shape about .5nm long. The East end is low but rises abruptly to 55ft at its west end terminating in a white perpendicular cliff composed of sand and gravel. Is marked by a 55ft light shown from a 50ft skeleton tower

Question 14

Minor Island

Answer 14

Small, low and rocky. Lies 1nm NE of Smith Is and at lowest tide is connected to it by a gravel and Boulder spit.

Question 15

Discovery Bay

Answer 15

Is 2nm SSE of protection Is. The bay trends in a SE direction for about 8nm. The entrance is masked from seaward by Protection Is.