Puget Sound
sound along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington
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Summary
Puget Sound is a sound[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of sound entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,986 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Named after: Peter Puget[5]
- Inflows: Silver Creek[6]
- Part of: Salish Sea[7]
- Commons category: Puget Sound[8]
- Has part(s): Commencement Bay[9], Elliott Bay[10], Liberty Bay[11], Quartermaster Harbor[12], Shilshole Bay[13], Dalco Passage[14], Deception Pass[15], Hood Canal[16], Eld Inlet[17], Totten Inlet[18], Budd Inlet[19], Dana Passage[20], Henderson Inlet[21], North Bay[22]
- Coordinate location: 47.8331, -122.435[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Puget Sound[24]
- Tributary: Skagit River[25], Nisqually River[26], Snohomish River[27], Deschutes River[28], Puyallup River[29], Boeing Creek[30], Chambers Creek[31], Nooksack River[32], Samish River[33]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[34], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35], The New Student's Reference Work[36]
Why It Matters
Puget Sound has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]