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4 dni temu · Puget Sound (/ ˈ p juː dʒ ɪ t / PYOO-jit; Lushootseed: x̌ʷəlč IPA: [ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ] whultch) is a sound on the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins.
Puget Sound is a deep inlet, or bay, of the eastern North Pacific Ocean. It forms an indent at the northwestern corner of Washington State. The American Indians originally called it Whulge.
29 lip 2024 · The Puget Sound region was formed by the collision and attachment of many terranes ("microcontinents") to the North American Plate between about 50 to 10 million years ago. About 15,000 years ago during the Vashon Glaciation, the Puget Sound region was covered by a lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet.
12 wrz 2024 · Puget Sound, deep inlet of the eastern North Pacific Ocean indenting northwestern Washington, U.S. It stretches south for 100 miles (160 km) from Admiralty Inlet and Whidbey Island (beyond which lie the straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca).
14 mar 2022 · The place is defined by the mixing of saltwater from the ocean and freshwater from inflowing creeks and rivers that create an almost alchemical transformation of habitat. In this article, we look at the geologic forces that formed Puget Sound and made it the dynamic system that we understand today.
Produced by the University of Washington’s Puget Sound Institute, this online encyclopedia provides extensive and fascinating information about Puget Sound chemistry, biology, geography, and social and economic issues.
Puget Sound is a sound in Western Washington State. It is a large area of salt water that is partially cut off from the rest of the Pacific Ocean. Many of Washington's cities, like Seattle and Tacoma are next to the sound.
