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Eastsound, Washington: Orca Killer Whale

Built by the U.S. government to scare and disperse sea lions. It didn't work, so now the full-size Killer Whale sits outside a company that hosts Orca boat tours.

Orcas Wild and Outer Island Excursions

Address:
414 N. Beach Rd, Eastsound, WA
Directions:
Orcas Wild and Outer Island Excursions. On the east side of N. Beach Rd just north of Rose St.
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Orca Killer Whale.

Giant Orca Whale

Orca whale shoots water out of its blowhole.

[Tom Tillman, 06/12/2019]

30-feet-long, the life-size lifelike Killer Whale was built as a decoy to scare sea lions away from salmon habitat. It didn't work, and the whale was moved here in Spring 2018.


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