Bentinck Island
USA /
Washington /
Port Angeles /
World
/ USA
/ Washington
/ Port Angeles
island, military
In 1959, the Department of National Defense began using the island for weapons-testing and located at Whirl Bay there is an underwater test site.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentinck_Island
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 48°18'50"N 123°32'35"W
- San Juan Island 44 km
- Lopez Island 53 km
- Orcas Island 58 km
- Fidalgo Island 66 km
- Saltspring Island 70 km
- Camano Island 75 km
- Lummi Island 77 km
- Bainbridge Island 97 km
- Vashon Island 117 km
- Sauvie Island 278 km
- Bentinck Island Demolition Range 0.1 km
- Navigation point on island 0.6 km
- Christopher Point Ordnance Disposal Range 1.1 km
- Race Rocks Ecological Reserve 1.7 km
- Whirl Bay 1.7 km
- Ammunition depot 2.1 km
- Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Rocky Point 2.7 km
- William Head Minimum Security Jail 3 km
- Pedder Bay 3.3 km
- Military Training area - Mary Hill Battery 3.4 km