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The first light at Cattle Point was a lens lantern on a post erected in 1888. [4] In 1921, the U.S. Navy installed a radio compass station. [5] The modern 34-foot (10 m), octagonal, concrete tower on Cattle Point was erected in 1935.
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]
Haro Strait is a major shipping channel. [4] Haro Strait, along with Boundary Pass, is the westernmost and most heavily used of the three main channels connecting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia. Haro Strait joins Boundary Pass at Turn Point on Stuart Island, where a major navigation beacon, Turn Point Light, is located
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.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places entries in Columbus, Ohio, United States.The National Register is a federal register for buildings, structures, and sites of historic significance.
Sustainable reef net fishing is a salmon harvesting technique created and used by Lummi and Coast Salish Indigenous people over 1,000 years. In WA’s northern waters, Lummi keep sustainable ...
Major waterways and cities of the Inside Passage. The Inside Passage (French: Passage Intérieur) is a coastal route for ships and boats along a network of passages which weave through the islands on the Pacific Northwest coast of the North American Fjordland.
The RSCPA and other groups oppose the live export of animals, and New Zealand banned such exports by sea last year after a ship bound for China sank in a typhoon in 2020, killing almost 6,000 cows ...