What is Puget Sound?
[[File:Map pugetsound.png|right|thumb|Map of Puget Sound]] [[File:Puget Sound by Sentinel-2, 2018-09-28 (small version).jpg|right|thumb|Satellite image of Puget Sound]] '''Puget Sound''' is a [[sound (geography)|sound]] in northwestern [[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. Many [[boat]]s and [[ship]]s travel on the sound. Some of the ships are [[ferry|ferries]] which take people and [[car]]s from the main part of Washington to the [[island]]s in the sound and to the [[Olympic Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/washington-state-ferries/ferries-terminals/about-our-fleet|accessdate=August 3, 2023|title=About our fleet|publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation}}</ref> Many ships come from across the [[ocean]] from places like [[Japan]] and [[China]] to [[trade]] in Washington. ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat-inline|Puget Sound}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Geography of Seattle]] [[Category:Bodies of water of the United States]]