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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An arm of the Pacific Ocean consisting of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and the Strait of Georgia.

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Examples

  • The name Salish Sea was conceived a decade ago by Bert Webber, a professor at Western Washington University.

    The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE 2010

  • A retired Western Washington University marine biologist is campaigning to have Washington and British Columbia officially adopt the name Salish Sea for the vast, fertile and imperiled expanse of saltwater we share.

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • Now he's trying to change that, with a campaign to have Washington and British Columbia officially adopt the name Salish Sea for the vast, fertile and imperiled expanse of saltwater we share.

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • Webber said he envisions a time when the name Salish Sea is common knowledge, though people around Puget Sound would still speak of Puget Sound as well.

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • Caleb Maki, executive secretary of the Washington board, said he has received a letter from Janet Mason, the B.C. member of the Geographical Names Board of Canada, with the recommendation the board "endorse the name Salish Sea in principle, with the view to adopting the name as a joint decision with the United States Board on Geographic Names, if upcoming deliberations by USBGN are conclusive."

    Dose.ca Celeb News 2009

  • You may have heard that the federal government has officially approved the use of the moniker Salish Sea to denote the contiguous saltwaters of the Pacific Northwest, stretching from Desolation Sound to the north, through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and down to the southernmost reaches of Puget Sound.

    The News Tribune Blogs 2009

  • The name Salish Sea has been used by tribes on occasion, including at an annual gathering of representatives from Coast Salish tribes.

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • One major difference between this proposal and some previous is that the name Salish Sea would not replace any existing names: Puget Sound would remain that, as would Haro Strait,

    Crosscut 2009

  • The Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre offers visitors a chance to see the amazing diversity of the Georgia Basin, an inland sea known as the Salish Sea, from the giant Pacific octopus to microscopic plankton.

    UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World 2009

  • "The health of the Salish Sea is a very serious concern for us," said Brian Cladoosby, chairman of the Swinomish tribe in Western Washington.

    unknown title 2009

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  • the waters off the southwest coast of British Columbia and Washington State

    February 17, 2016