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Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)

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Geographic headingSalish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Geographic subdivision usageSalish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
See alsoSeas--British Columbia
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Seas--Washington (State)
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Scope noteHere are entered works on the marine waters of British Columbia and Washington State that extend from the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca eastward and northward to include Puget Sound and Georgia Strait, and their associated bays, coves, and inlets.
Found inWork cat.: Osborne, R. An historical ecology of Salish Sea "resident" killer whales (Orcinus orca), c1999: abstr. (inland waters of Georgia Strait, Juan de Fuca Strait, and Puget Sound, a geographic region referred to as the "Salish Sea")
Islands in the Salish Sea : a community atlas, 2005.
Baker, S. Salish Sea activity book, 2003?: p. 1 (Salish Sea is the traditional name for the inland waters of Canada and Washington State, stretching from Puget Sound to Johnstone Strait; consists of 3 natural basins: the Strait of Georgia, Puget Sound, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca)
GNIS, Jan. 27, 2010 (Salish Sea, sea, Washington, San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Island, Jefferson, and Clallam counties; 5,500 square miles; extends from the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca eastward and northward to include Puget Sound and Georgia Strait, and their associated bays, coves, and inlets)