Puget Sound (py
`jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c.100 mi (160 km) S to Olympia. The sound, which receives many streams from the Cascade Range, has numerous islands and is navigable for large ships. Along its shores are important ports and commercial cities; the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is at Bremerton Bremerton (brĕm`ərtən), city (1990 pop. 38,142), Kitsap co., NW Wash., a harbor on an arm of Puget Sound; inc. 1901.
..... Click the link for more information. . The Puget Sound lowland, which extends south from the sound, is the most densely populated area of Washington; Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash.
..... Click the link for more information. and Tacoma Tacoma (təkō`mə), city (1990 pop. 176,664), seat of Pierce co., W Wash.
..... Click the link for more information. are the principal cities. The sound was discovered in 1792 by English Capt. George Vancouver and named for his aide, Peter Puget, who explored it.
Puget Sound
`jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c.100 mi (160 km) S to Olympia. The sound, which receives many streams from the Cascade Range, has numerous islands and is navigable for large ships. Along its shores are important ports and commercial cities; the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is at Bremerton Bremerton (brĕm`ərtən), city (1990 pop. 38,142), Kitsap co., NW Wash., a harbor on an arm of Puget Sound; inc. 1901...... Click the link for more information. . The Puget Sound lowland, which extends south from the sound, is the most densely populated area of Washington; Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash.
..... Click the link for more information. and Tacoma Tacoma (təkō`mə), city (1990 pop. 176,664), seat of Pierce co., W Wash.
..... Click the link for more information. are the principal cities. The sound was discovered in 1792 by English Capt. George Vancouver and named for his aide, Peter Puget, who explored it.
Puget Sound
Arm of the Pacific Ocean indenting northwestern Washington, U.S. It was explored by the British navigator George Vancouver in 1792 and named by him for Peter Puget, a second lieutenant in his expedition, who probed the main channel. It has many deepwater harbours, including Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, and Port Townsend, which are shipping ports for the rich farmlands along the river estuaries. It provides a sheltered area for recreational boating and salmon fishing.
Puget Sound
an inlet of the Pacific in NW Washington. Length: about 130 km (80 miles)
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