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The Salish Sea (/ ˈ s eɪ l ɪ ʃ / SAY-lish) is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.It includes the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways.
Making the name "Salish Sea" official required a formal application to the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [9] A parallel American movement promoting the name had a different definition, combining of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound as well as the Strait of Georgia and related waters under the name Salish Sea. This latter ...
Puget Sound Lowlands, ... In 2009, the term Salish Sea was established by the United States Board on Geographic Names as the collective waters of Puget Sound, ...
Making Salish Sea official required a formal application to the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [14] A parallel American movement promoting the name had a different definition, combining of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound as well as the Strait of Georgia and related waters under the more general name Salish Sea. [15]
The term Salish Sea was adopted in 2010 to refer to the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and all connecting and adjoining waters. [3]
Most of the fjords in Washington originate off Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, while fjords in Alaska originate from numerous, more varied locations. The Hudson River fjord in New York is recognized as the only true Fjord in the eastern coast of the United States [1] [2]
The gambrel roof was unique to Puget Sound Coast Salish. [30] The Salish later took to constructing rock walls at strategic points near the Fraser River Canyon, along the Fraser River. These Salish Defensive Sites are rock wall features constructed by Coast Salish peoples. [31] One was excavated by Kisha Supernant in 2008 at Yale, British ...
WSF has 10 routes that serve 20 terminals in Puget Sound and the Salish Sea in Western Washington. [4] The busiest route is the Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry, which carried 4.8 million total riders in 2023; the Mukilteo–Clinton ferry carried 2.1 million total vehicles in 2023, the most of any route. [3] [14]