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Goose Island (District of Columbia))
 1983 false-color aerial photograph of the Potomac River. The small red speck, and the visible sandbar to its left, are parts of Goose Island. South is up and north is down. | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Potomac River, Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°48′30.4″N 77°01′47.9″W / 38.808444°N 77.029972°W |
| Total islands | 3 |
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United States | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Goose Island is a vanishing island located in the Potomac River in the southwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is a rarely above-water mudflat located at the mouth of Oxon Creek, roughly between Oronoco Bay in Alexandria and Marbury Point ( Shepherds Landing), now part of the Blue Plains water treatment plant.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nautical charts indicate that Goose Island sits within a shallow area, extending south past the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Maryland, that is used to deposit dredging spoils.
External links
- "Goose Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- NOAA Nautical Chart 12285, showing vicinity
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