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  2. Seattle Freeze - Wikipedia

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    The Seattle Freeze is, according to widely held belief, a difficulty with making new friends in the American city of Seattle, Washington, particularly for transplants from other areas. A 2005 article in The Seattle Times written by Julia Sommerfeld appears to be the first known use of the term, although the phenomenon was documented during ...

  3. Bodies of water of Seattle - Wikipedia

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    The city of Seattle, Washington, is located on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound on the west and Lake Washington on the east; water comprises approximately 41% of the total area of the city. [1] It was founded on the harbor of Elliott Bay , home to the Port of Seattle —in 2002, the 9th busiest port in the United States by TEUs of container ...

  4. Puget Sound faults - Wikipedia

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    The Seattle Fault is a zone of complex thrust and reverse faults – between lines E and F on the map – up to 7 km wide and over 70 km long that delineates the north edge of the Seattle Uplift. It stands out in regard of its east–west orientation, depth to bedrock, and hazard to an urban population center.

  5. Glacial erratic boulders of King County, Washington - Wikipedia

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    Glacial erratic boulders of King County are large glacial erratic boulders of rock which were moved into King County, Washington by glacial action during previous ice ages.. The Pleistocene ice age glaciation of Puget Sound created many of the geographical features of the region, including Puget Sound itself, [1] and the erratics are one of the remnants of that age. [2]

  6. Portage Bay - Wikipedia

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    Portage Bay is a body of water, often thought of as the eastern arm of Lake Union, that forms a part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, Washington.. To the east, Portage Bay is connected with Union Bay—a part of Lake Washington—by the Montlake Cut, over which spans the Montlake Bridge carrying State Route 513.

  7. Puget Sound - Wikipedia

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    Puget Sound (/ ˈ p juː dʒ ɪ t / PEW-jit; Lushootseed: x̌ʷəlč IPA: [ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ] WHULCH) [1] [2] is a complex estuarine [5] system of interconnected marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington.

  8. Seattle Fault - Wikipedia

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    The Seattle Fault was first recognized as a significant seismic hazard in 1992, when a set of reports showed that about 1,100 years ago it was the scene of a major earthquake of about magnitude 7 – an event that entered Native American oral traditions. Extensive research has since shown the Seattle Fault to be part of a regional system of faults.

  9. Union Bay (Seattle) - Wikipedia

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    Union Bay is a body of water located in Seattle, Washington. ... Seattle City Clerk's Neighborhood Map Atlas (n.d., map.jpg c. 17 June 2002), retrieved 21 April 2006 ...