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Port Townsend / ˈ t aʊ n z ən d / is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States.The population was 10,148 at the 2020 United States Census.It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County.
The difference in height between the Higher High Water and the Lower Low Water averages about 8.3 feet (2.5 m) at Port Townsend on Admiralty Inlet, but increases to about 14.4 feet (4.4 m) at Olympia, the southern end of Puget Sound. [3] Puget Sound is generally accepted as the start of the Inside Passage. [20] [21]
Pondicherry University, Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Center for Ocean and Island Studies; St. Albert's College, Kochi, Kerala. Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture; University of Hyderabad, Center for Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, formerly called the formerly Centre for Earth and Space ...
Boat trips from nearby Port Townsend, Washington provide ecotourism visits for viewing wildlife from the adjacent waters. Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to find the island. In 1790 it was given the name Isla de Carrasco, in honor of Juan Carrasco. It was given its present name by George Vancouver in 1792. [6]
The park also is the home of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, whose natural history museum, hands-on tidepool exhibits and educational programs promote understanding about coastal ecosystems. [21] The 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman was shot at Fort Worden, as well as the 2002 film The Ring.
The Point Wilson Light is an active aid to navigation located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington. [3] It is one of the most important navigational aids in the state, overlooking the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, the waterway connecting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound.
The state park occupies a third of the site of the original Fort Townsend built in 1856. The park includes 3,960 feet (1,210 m) of shoreline on Port Townsend Bay , picnicking and camping areas, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of hiking trails, and facilities for boating, fishing, and crabbing.
Map highlighting the city of Port Townsend, Port Townsend Bay is to the south of the city Satellite image showing the city of Port Townsend and Port Townsend Bay. Port Townsend Bay, also called Port Townsend, [1] is a marine inlet off Admiralty Inlet at the northeastern extreme of the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington.