Marginal sea in British Columbia and Washington state
Salish Sea
French: Mer des Salish[1]
The Salish Sea, showing the open Pacific Ocean at lower left, and from there, heading inland: the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the narrow Puget Sound at lower right, and the wide Strait of Georgia at upper center. Sediment from the Fraser River shows as a greenish plume in the Strait of Georgia.
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.
Much of the coast is part of the Pacific Northwest megalopolis. The region is anchored by Metro Vancouver to the north, and Metro Seattle to the south. Other cities on the Salish Sea include Bellingham, Port Angeles, and Victoria. As of 2021, the region is home to 8.76 million people.[7]
^Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. "Place names – Mer des Salish". www4.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^Environmental History and Features of Puget Sound Archived May 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, NOAA-NWFSC
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^Pawlowicz, Rich; Riche, Olivier; Halverson, Mark (2007). "The circulation and residence time of the strait of Georgia using a simple mixing‐box approach". Atmosphere-Ocean. 45 (4): 173–193. doi:10.3137/ao.450401. ISSN 0705-5900. S2CID 129018974.
^Canada, Environment and Climate Change (February 12, 2021). "Importance Salish Sea". www.canada.ca. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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