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Fox Island, Washington : ウィキペディア英語版 | Fox Island, Washington
Fox Island is an island and census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States, in Puget Sound. It is located approximately five miles from Gig Harbor. The island was named Fox by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor J.L. Fox, an assistant surgeon on the expedition. The population was 3,633 at the 2010 census. ==Geography== Fox Island is located at (47.244053, -122.619906). There is a dock on the north side of the island. The waters around the island are used for fishing and scuba diving. According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (18.31%) is water. Fox Island is separated from the mainland by Hale Passage to the north. The Fox Island Bridge crosses that passage to connect the road network to the mainland at Artondale. A small inhabited island named Tanglewood lies just off Fox Island along the Hale Passage; it was included as part of the Fox Island CDP for the 2010 Census. To the southwest, Carr Inlet separates Fox Island from McNeil Island.
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