Editing Vashon, Washington (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Vashon Island from Point Defiance Park 01.jpg|thumb|Vashon Island from Point Defiance Park]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Vashon CDP has a total area of {{convert|209.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|95.6|sqkm|order=flip}} comprise the island and {{convert|113.6|sqkm|order=flip}} are the waters of Puget Sound surrounding the island.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

To the west Vashon Island is separated from the [[Kitsap Peninsula]] by the [[Colvos Passage]]. The [[Dalco Passage]] separates Vashon Island from [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] to the south. Neighborhoods of Vashon Island include [[Magnolia Beach, Washington|Magnolia Beach]], which had a post office from 1908 to 1953, and [[Raeco, Washington|Raeco]], with a post office from 1907 to 1911.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=256 |title=Origin of Washington geographic names |last=Meany |first=Edmond S. |publisher=University of Washington Press |year=1923 |location=Seattle |page=240}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|°F}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Vashon has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=208854&cityname=Vashon%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Vashon, Washington]</ref>

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| location = Vashon Island, Washington
| date = May 2019
| source = Western Regional Climate Center
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