The Salish Sea (/ˈseɪlɪʃ/ SAY-lish) is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of...
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cultures and languages. Territory claimed by Coast Salish peoples span from the northern limit of the Salish Sea on the inside of Vancouver Island and covers...
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The waters of the Salish Sea, on the west coast of North America, are home to several ecologically different populations of orcas (Orcinus orca). Primarily...
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Strait of Juan de Fuca (section Salish Sea)
is a body of water about 96 miles (83 nmi; 154 km) long that is the Salish Sea's main outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The international boundary between...
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at least 20 detached human feet have been found on the coasts of the Salish Sea in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, US. The first discovery,...
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Sargasso Sea (/sɑːrˈɡæsoʊ/) is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. Unlike all other regions called seas, it has...
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Strait of Georgia (category Seas of the Pacific Ocean)
Georgia (French: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of...
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Reloncaví Sound Sea of Chiloé Gulf of Alaska Cook Inlet Glacier Bay Prince William Sound Salish Sea Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortés) Gulf...
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Look up salish or Salish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Salish (/ˈseɪləʃ/) may refer to: Salish peoples, a group of First Nations/Native Americans...
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Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca, were recognized collectively as the Salish Sea, by the United States in 2009 and by Canada in 2010. On the 7th of June...
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