Protection Island, Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge, Washington

This view of the southwestern side of Protection Island shows the erosion that has been reudcing the size of the island, located in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.

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This view of the southwestern side of Protection Island shows the erosion that has been reudcing the size of the island, located in Jefferson County, Washington. Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals as well as a summer home for 72 percent of the seabirds that nest in the Puget Sound area.