Indian Island, Washington | |
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| Coordinates:48°03′07″N122°43′27″W / 48.05194°N 122.72417°W /48.05194; -122.72417 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Jefferson |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 360 |
Indian Island is anunincorporated community inJefferson County,Washington, United States. The whole island is covered by theMarrowstone CDP. It is located betweenPort Townsend Bay andKilisut Harbor. Parts also border onOak Bay andScow Bay.
Until the construction of thePort Townsend Ship Canal (also known as Portage Canal) Indian Island was connected to the mainland by a broad sand flat and backshore marsh. Indian Island is the location of theIndian Island Naval Reserve, which covers the entire island. No civilian residences are allowed on Indian Island. Indian Island is attached toMarrowstone Island, and is often grouped with it. Indian Island is served by the ZIP code forNordland. The entire island has a land area of 11.28 km2 (4.3553 sq mi) and a population of 44 persons as of the2000 census.

Indian Island is a major U.S. Navy munitions handling facility. Navy combat ships and Military Sealift Command vessels frequent Indian Island's dock receiving and discharging munitions in support of U.S. military operations worldwide. The Navy also services refitted Ohio class missile submarines (formerly SSBN, now SSGN) at Indian Island. Environmental and peace activists have raised questions about Navy activities at Indian Island.[1]
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