Salish Sea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Salish Sea
First recorded in 1985–90; named after the Coast Salish ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The team found that inner coast transients, estimated at roughly 350 individuals, typically stayed about six kilometers from shore in relatively shallow areas such as the Salish Sea.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025
Spaal’ the Raven and Smuy the little deer are neighbors who live next to the Salish Sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024
Ben Goldfarb, a nature journalist who is currently writing a book about fish, noted that dams still affect the orcas that inhabit the Salish Sea off Washington state and British Columbia.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2024
The shipping lane bends west at Victoria to exit the Salish Sea through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, passing Port Angeles and Neah Bay, Washington, on the way out to the Pacific Ocean.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024
Today, the Skagit River, the largest Washington watershed draining into the Salish Sea, is fed by hundreds of diminished and disappearing glaciers in the North Cascades.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024
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