The Colvos Passage is a tidal strait within Puget Sound in the American state of Washington running west of Vashon Island between the island and the Kitsap Peninsula. It lies just north of the Dalco Passage. Colvos Passage has a permanent predominantly northbound current, in contrast to the rest of Puget Sound which varies with the tide. The communities of Fragaria, Olalla, Sunrise Beach, Spring Beach, Maplewood, Lisabeula, Paradise Cove and Sylvan Beach are located on Colvos Passage.
Colvos Passage was named by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor George Colvocoresses, a midshipman for the expedition. Wilkes considered his name too long for geographic honors and so shortened it to Colvos on the official charts.[1][2]
^Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.
^Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 55.
122°31′18″W / 47.425765°N 122.521591°W / 47.425765; -122.521591 The ColvosPassage is a tidal strait within Puget Sound in the American state of Washington...
between the Burmese Coco Islands and the Indian North Andaman Island ColvosPassage – Puget Sound Cook Strait – between the North Island and South Island...
the cities of Tacoma and Seattle, along the West Pass (also known as ColvosPassage) between Vashon Island and the Kitsap Peninsula. Today the ship operates...
on Kitsap Peninsula on the western side of the northern entrance to ColvosPassage in Puget Sound Southworth Creek, a stream in Oregon Southworth & Hawes...
Tacoma, Dalco Passage connects the northern main Puget Sound basin to the southern basin, via the Tacoma Narrows strait. ColvosPassage, Commencement...
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The state's Department of Ecology defines a similar area south of ColvosPassage. The term "South Sound Region" or just "South Sound" is used to apply...
companies. George Colvocoresses was a captain in the United States Navy. ColvosPassage is named after him. George Sirian was another seaman in the United States...
became a Captain in the U.S. Navy, was briefly enslaved as a child. ColvosPassage is named after him. George Freeman Bragg (1863–1940), born into slavery...
George Musalas "Colvos" Colvocoresses (October 22, 1816 – June 3, 1872) was a Greek-American Navy officer who commanded the Saratoga during the American...
Tacoma through the narrows into the river running north through the ColvosPassage. 18100 The ice sheet continues its southward progression, separating...
wetland and marine environment, and over a mile of waterfront along ColvosPassage in the Puget Sound. Most summer campers travel to Sealth via an Argosy...
on the west side of Vashon Island, which was called the West Pass or ColvosPassage. This came of that particular route is the West Pass route. In 1907...
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