Discovered in December 1821 on the occasion of the joint cruise by Captain George Powell, a British sealer in the sloop Dove, and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, an American sealer in the sloop James Monroe.
Supposedly, it was named for George Washington, first President of the United States.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Washington Strait".
Geographic Names Information System.
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