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The Puget Sound region is a coastal area of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. state of Washington, including Puget Sound, the Puget Sound lowlands, and the surrounding region roughly west of the Cascade Range and east of the Olympic Mountains. It is characterized by a complex array of saltwater bays, islands, and peninsulas carved out by ...
USA Volleyball (USAV) is a non-profit organization which is recognized as the national governing body of volleyball in the United States by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). [1] It is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was founded by the YMCA of the USA.
The term "Puget Sound" is used not just for the body of water but also the Puget Sound region centered on the sound. Major cities on the sound include Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Everett. Puget Sound is also the second-largest estuary in the United States, after Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia. [8]
The magic number is 27 million. It is the number of annual passengers that the Puget Sound is projected to be unable to serve by 2050 if the region’s flight-operation capacity does not increase.
[8] [9] The population of this wider region was 4,953,389 at the 2020 census and estimated to be 4,993,725 in 2023; [3] the Puget Sound region is home to two-thirds of Washington's population. [10] The Seattle CSA is the 14th largest in the United States and the 13th largest primary census statistical area in the country. [ 3 ]
A view of a vacant field in Roy that falls within a six mile radius where the next major airport in the Puget Sound could be built, on Sept. 21, 2022. Area representatives raise doubts
Puget Sound (or the "Sound") is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean extending about 190 mi (306 km) south from Admiralty Inlet and Juan de Fuca Strait to Olympia. It contains 13,100 sq mi (8,384,000 acres) of land, 150 sq mi (388 km 2 ) of fresh water, and 2,500 sq mi (6,475 km 2 ) of saltwater.
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