PugetSound

PugetSound
Pu·get Sound (pyo͞oʹjĭt)
A deep inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western Washington extending south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca through Admiralty Inlet. It was explored and named by Capt. George Vancouver for his aide, Peter Puget, in 1792.

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