Geography Rosario Strait East

Question 1

How many geographical points will be discussed for Rosario East

Answer 1

14

Question 2

Describe Lummi Island

Answer 2

Lummi Island is wooded and markes the E side of the N end of Rosario strait. The N end of the Island is low but the S part, Lummi Peak is over 1600 feet. Lummi Rocks are off the SW shore about 3 NM NW of the Southern tip of the island. Marked by the light.

Question 3

Describe Sinclair Island.

Answer 3

Sinclair Island is N of Cypress island and is wooded and comparatively low in places. N of the island is Boulder Reef marked by red buoys

Question 4

Describe features of Guemes Island

Answer 4

Guemes Island’s SW end has a yellow bluff marked by a lighted bell buoy and a day beacon

Question 5

Describe Guemes Channel

Answer 5

Guemes channel runs W-E North of Fidalgo Island and S of Cypress and Guemes Islands

Question 6

Describe Shannon Point

Answer 6

Shannon Pt. is the NW tip of Fidalgo Island and marks the SW entrance to Guemes channel. Shannon Point is low and rounded and marked by a light, radar reflector, and mariner activated sound signal. Sound signal is activated by keying the mic 5x on the VHF channel 81A.

Question 7

Describe Ship Harbor

Answer 7

Ship harbor lies E of Shannon Pt. WA state ferries have a terminal here with ferries connecting the San Juan Islands and Sidney B.C.

Question 8

Describe Flounder Bay

Answer 8

Flounder Bay is in a well sheltered basin athe the N end of Burrows Bay. Burrows bay is sheltered by Burrows and Allan Islands.

Question 9

Describe Burrows Island

Answer 9

Burrows island is marked by a light on a 34 foot white tower on a building at the W end of the island.

Question 10

Describe Williamson Rocks

Answer 10

Williamson Rocks are small grass covered islets and rocks .5 NM S of Allan Island and are marked by a lighted buoy.

Question 11

Describe Bellingham Channel

Answer 11

Bellingham Channel runs N-S between Guemes Island and Cypress Island.

Question 12

Describe Cypress island

Answer 12

Cypress island is 1530 feet high, steep on the lower slopes and gently rounding at the top. Tide Pt. on the W side of the island marks the E side of Rasario Strait. Reef Pt. is the SW pt on Cypress. A shoal extends S from the point and is marked by a buoy.

Question 13

Describe Rosario Strait

Answer 13

Rosario Strait is the eastern most of the 3 main channels leading from the strait of Juan de Fuca to the strait of Georgia. It is 20M long and 1.5 - 5 M wide. It’s bound to the E by Fidalgo, Cypress, Sinclair, and Lummi Islands. Its bound to the W by Lopez, Decatur, Blakely, Obstruction and Orcas Islands. The Strait is generally depp and most important dangers marked

Question 14

Describe Bird Rocks

Answer 14

Bird Rocks are a group of 3 rocks together near the middle of Rosario Strait about 2 M WNW of Burrows Island Light. The southernmost is largest and 37 feet high.

Question 15

Describe Belle Rock

Answer 15

Belle Rock is marked by a white light with a red sector and is .5 M NE of Bird Rocks.

Question 16

Describe Fidalgo Island

Answer 16

Fidalgo Island is home to the city of Anacortes and Shannon Pt. which is at the NW tip of the island and marks the SW entrance to Guemes Channel. It is low and rounded and marked by a light witha radar reflector and a mariner activated sound signal, initiated by keying the mic 5x on 81A