Salish Sea
Sign in to savemarginal sea of the Pacific Ocean in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington
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Vinony's link graph records 683 inbound references to Salish Sea, and connects out to Orcinus orca, Nanaimo and Strait of Georgia.
The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody.
It sits within the topics 1988 neologisms, Geography of the Pacific Northwest and Marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean.
Vinony links it to 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Location
- British Columbia and Washington
- River sources
- Fraser , Nisqually , Nooksack , Puyallup , Skagit , Snohomish and Squamish Rivers
- Ocean sea sources
- Pacific Ocean
- Catchment area
- 110,000 km (42,000 mi )
- Basin countries
- Canada and United States
- Surface area
- 18,000 km (6,900 mi )
- Average depth
- 130 m (430 ft)
- Max depth
- 670 m (2,200 ft)
- Residence time
- 110 days
- Settlements
- Seattle , Vancouver , Surrey , Tacoma , Victoria , Everett , Nanaimo
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- marginal sea
- Has part
- Desolation Sound
- Named after
- Coast Salish
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- British Columbia
- Image
- Vancouver Island by Aqua, 2020-07-26 (cropped to Salish Sea).jpg
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- Commons category
- Salish Sea
- topic's main category
- Category:Salish Sea
- basin country
- Canada
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Encyclopedic overview
The Salish Sea (/ˈseɪlɪʃ/ 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.
The sea stretches from the channels of the Discovery Islands north of the Strait of Georgia to Budd Inlet at the south end of Puget Sound. It is partially separated from the open Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salish Sea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.