Puget Sound

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body of water estuarine system inland sea

Puget Sound is a complex system of interconnected marine waterways and basins in northwestern Washington State, known for its deep fjord-like inlets, rich marine ecosystems, and role as a major hub for shipping and coastal communities.

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Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → estuarine system → inland sea →
adjacentTo	Bremerton → Everett → Olympia → Seattle → Tacoma →
borderedBy	Kitsap Peninsula → Olympic Peninsula → Seattle metropolitan area →
connectedTo	Pacific Ocean → Strait of Juan de Fuca →
conservationProgram	Puget Sound Partnership →
country	United States →
drainageBasinIncludes	Duwamish River → Nisqually River → Puyallup River → Skagit River → Skokomish River → Snohomish River →
environmentalIssue	habitat loss → pollution → stormwater runoff →
geologicalOrigin	glacially carved fjord-like basins →
governedBy	State of Washington →
hasClimate	temperate marine climate →
hasPart	Admiralty Inlet → Anderson Island → Bainbridge Island → Camano Island → Commencement Bay → Dyes Inlet → Elliott Bay → Fox Island → Hood Canal → Main Basin → Sinclair Inlet → South Puget Sound → Tacoma Narrows → Vashon Island → Whidbey Basin → Whidbey Island →
knownFor	complex system of interconnected marine waterways → deep fjord-like inlets → major shipping hub → rich marine ecosystems → supporting coastal communities →
locatedIn	Washington State →
locatedInRegion	Pacific Northwest →
marineLifeIncludes	Dungeness crab → Pacific herring → harbor seals → orcas → salmon →
partOf	Salish Sea → U.S. West Coast shipping corridor →
supportsActivity	commercial fishing → commercial shipping → ferry transportation → recreational boating → recreational fishing →
waterType	brackish water →

Referenced by (65)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bainbridge Island → Blake Island → Commencement Bay → Port of Tacoma → Suquamish → Whidbey Island →	locatedIn
Bremerton → Port Madison Reservation → Port of Seattle → Port of Tacoma ("Salish Sea") → Tacoma, Washington → Thurston County, Washington →	locatedOn
Island County → Mason County ("Puget Sound inlets") → Pierce County → Port Madison Reservation → Skagit County →	hasCoastlineOn
Island County → Mason County → Thurston County, Washington → Thurston County, Washington ("South Puget Sound") →	bordersBodyOfWater
Pierce County → Skagit County → Snohomish County →	borders
Puget Sound region → Puget Sound region ("Hood Canal") → Seattle metropolitan area →	hasBodyOfWater
Georgia Strait → Lake Washington →	connectedTo
Salish Sea → Washington →	contains
Vashon Island → Whidbey Island →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Everett, Washington, United States → Federal Way, Washington →	locatedNear
United States territorial waters →	adjacentTo
Seattle Great Wheel →	associatedBodyOfWater
Duwamish people →	associatedWaterBody
Kitsap County →	bordersWaterBody
Great Northern Railway ("Pacific Ocean via Puget Sound") →	connectedBodyOfWater
Admiralty Inlet →	connectsBodyOfWater
Lake Union →	connectsTo
Mason County, Washington →	containsWaterBody
Tacoma Narrows Bridge →	crosses
Olympic Mountains →	drainageTo
George Vancouver →	explored
Admiralty Inlet →	formsEntranceTo
Commencement Bay →	hasMouth
Suquamish Cemetery →	hasNearbyWaterBody
Puget Sound ("Whidbey Basin") →	hasPart
Olympic Sculpture Park →	hasView
Camano Island →	hasViewOf
Olympia →	locatedAtEndOf
Camano Island →	locatedInWaterBody
Puget Sound Navy Yard →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Olympic Peninsula →	locatedWestOf
Fort Lewis →	nearBodyOfWater
Albert Bierstadt ("Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast") →	notableWork
Cascadia ("Salish Sea region") →	overlapsWith
Elliott Bay →	partOf
Chief Seattle →	placeOfBirth
Lushootseed →	region
Washington State Ferries →	serviceArea
Bainbridge Island →	waterBody
Port of Tacoma →	waterway