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Shaw Island

island of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, United States
Place island Q3476289
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Summary

Shaw Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: San Juan County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: unincorporated community[5]
  • Postal code: 98286[6]
  • Part of: San Juan Islands[7]
  • Commons category: Shaw Island (Washington)[8]
  • Different from: Shaw Island[9]
  • Elevation above sea level: 69 m[10], 226 feet[11]
  • Area: 19.95 km²[12], 7.7 square mile[13]

Why It Matters

Shaw Island has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shaw Island. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shaw-island
MLA “Shaw Island.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shaw-island.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shaw-island_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shaw Island}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shaw-island}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.95'}, {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+7.7'}
    Different from → Shaw Island
    Part of → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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