Whidbey is located about 30 miles north of Seattle, and lies between the Olympic Peninsula and the I-5 corridor of western Washington. The island forms the northern boundary of Puget Sound. Whidbey Island lies partially in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountain Range to the west, and has a variety of climate zones. This can be observed by rainfall amounts - wettest in the south with average rainfall of 30 inches, driest in the central district of Coupeville with average rainfall of 18 to 20 inches, and turning moister again farther north with average rainfall of 26 inches. Microclimates abound, determined by proximity to water, elevation and prevailing winds. Vegetation varies greatly from one end of the island to the other. Gray whales migrate between Whidbey and Camano Islands during March and April of each year and can be seen from both ship or shore.

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