Olympic Peninsula

Summary

Olympic Peninsula is a peninsula^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,174 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Olympic Peninsula is located in Washington^[3].
• Olympic Peninsula is in the country of United States^[4].
• Olympic Peninsula is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Olympic Peninsula is on the body of water Strait of Juan de Fuca^[6].
• Olympic Peninsula is on the body of water Hood Canal^[7].
• Olympic Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[8].
• Olympic Peninsula's Commons category is recorded as Olympic Peninsula^[9].
• Olympic Peninsula comprises Bolton Peninsula^[10].
• Olympic Peninsula comprises Quimper Peninsula^[11].
• Olympic Peninsula comprises Toandos Peninsula^[12].
• Olympic Peninsula comprises Miller Peninsula^[13].
• Olympic Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.798333333333, 'longitude': -123.61805555556}^[14].
• Olympic Peninsula covers an area of {'amount': '+3600'}^[15].
• Olympic Peninsula covers an area of {'amount': '+9300'}^[16].

Body

Geography

Olympic Peninsula is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Washington^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[17]; Strait of Juan de Fuca^[6], a strait^[18], in Canada^[19]; and Hood Canal^[7], a fjord^[20], in United States^[21].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+3600'}^[15] and {'amount': '+9300'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Olympic Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Olympic Peninsula include Olympic National Park^[22], a National Park of the United States^[23], in United States^[24], founded in 1938^[25] and Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary^[26], an United States National Marine Sanctuary^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1994^[29].

Why It Matters

Olympic Peninsula ranks in the top 4% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,174 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Olympic National Park^[22], a National Park of the United States^[23], in United States^[24], founded in 1938^[25] and Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary^[26], an United States National Marine Sanctuary^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1994^[29].