Admiralty Inlet
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Admiralty Inlet is a key marine passage in Washington State that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Puget Sound, serving as an important shipping and naval waterway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admiralty Inlet canonical | 15 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Fort Casey State Park
ⓘ
Fort Flagler Historical State Park ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Flagler State Park
Fort Worden Historical State Park ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Worden State Park
Olympic Peninsula ⓘ Port Townsend, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Port Townsend
Whidbey Island ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecoregion | temperate coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| formsEntranceTo | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Washington
United States federal maritime law ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse |
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
ⓘ
Point Wilson Lighthouse ⓘ |
| historicalUse | U.S. coastal artillery defenses ⓘ |
| isEntranceFrom |
Juan de Fuca Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| knownFor |
marine biodiversity
ⓘ
strong tidal flows ⓘ whale watching opportunities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Puget Sound region ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
northwestern Washington ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named during British exploration of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| navigationRole | primary northern entrance to Puget Sound ⓘ |
| near |
Hood Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Hood Canal entrance
Naval Station Everett shipping approaches ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Everett
ⓘ
Port Townsend, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Port Townsend
Seattle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salish Sea
ⓘ
U.S. West Coast coastal waters ⓘ shipping route to Everett ⓘ shipping route to Seattle ⓘ shipping route to Tacoma ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
historically fortified for coastal defense
ⓘ
major shipping route to Puget Sound ports ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
ferry traffic ⓘ naval navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal channel ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Island County, Washington
subject surface form:
Island County, Washington
subject surface form:
Washington State Ferries