Vendovi Island

Vendovi Island is an island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Located in Skagit County, Washington, United States, Vendovi Island lies across Samish Bay from mainland Skagit County, between Guemes Island and Lummi Island. Vendovi Island has a land area of 220.24 acres (89.13 ha) and a population of two persons was reported as of the 2000 census. The Island was named after a Fijian High Chief Ro Veidovi who was brought to North America by the Wilkes Expedition.[1]

The San Juan Preservation Trust, a land trust that conserves open space in the San Juan Islands, purchased the island in December 2010 from the family of John Fluke Sr.

References
  1. Adler, Antony (2014). "The Capture and Curation of the Cannibal 'Vendovi': Reality and Representation of a Pacific Frontier". Journal of Pacific History. 49 (3): 255–282. doi:10.1080/00223344.2014.914623.



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