Geography
Whidbey Island is often claimed to be the longest island in the continental United States (or another similar claim) by its inhabitants, but according to the Seattle Times it cannot be correctly considered so. Whidbey Island has four lakes that are part of its interior hydrology: Cranberry Lake (inside Deception Pass State Park), Deer Lake (inside Deer Lake Park), Goss Lake and Lone Lake (both near the town of Langley).
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Famous quotes containing the word geography:
“Ktaadn, near which we were to pass the next day, is said to mean “Highest Land.” So much geography is there in their names.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)
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—Derek Wall (b. 1965)