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Harper's Island
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- This article is about the island. For information about the television series, see Harper's Island (TV series).
Harper's Island is a fictional small island 37 miles (60 km) off the coast of Seattle, Washington within Puget Sound. It is the setting for both Harper's Globe and Harper's Island.
The island is accessible only by watercraft (Washington State ferry in the summer, water taxi during the off-season), and has a small group of residents, owing its main revenue source to tourism.
The island was the site of a famous series of murders in 2001.
Geography
Harper's Island has a land area of approx. 19 square miles (49 sq. km). The island has approx. 25 miles (40 km) of shoreline, much of which is steep and rocky. Most of the interior of the island is densely wooded. The highest point on the island is Shelton's Summit at 2,480 feet (756 m) above sea level. Shelton's Bay on the East side of the island provides a safe harbor for commercial and recreational boats.
The geography of Harper's Island is based, in part, on Bowen Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and portions of the TV series were filmed there.
Locations on Harper's Island
- Candlewick Inn
- First Church of Harper's Island
- The Cannery
- The Marina
- The Maritime Museum
- The Tree of Woe