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'''Carr Inlet''', in southern [[Puget Sound]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], is an arm of water between [[Key Peninsula]] and [[Gig Harbor, Washington|Gig Harbor Peninsula]]. Its southern end is connected to the southern basin of Puget Sound. Northward, it separates [[McNeil Island]] and [[Fox Island, Washington|Fox Island]] as well as the peninsulas of Key and Gig Harbor. The northern end of Carr Inlet is named [[Henderson Bay, Washington]], which feeds into [[Burley Lagoon]]. |
'''Carr Inlet''', in southern [[Puget Sound]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], is an arm of water between [[Key Peninsula]] and [[Gig Harbor, Washington|Gig Harbor Peninsula]]. Its southern end is connected to the southern basin of Puget Sound. Northward, it separates [[McNeil Island]] and [[Fox Island, Washington|Fox Island]] as well as the peninsulas of Key and Gig Harbor. The northern end of Carr Inlet is named [[Henderson Bay, Washington]], which feeds into [[Burley Lagoon]]. |
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Carr Inlet was named by [[Charles Wilkes]] during the [[United States Exploring Expedition|Wilkes Expedition]] of |
Carr Inlet was named by [[Charles Wilkes]] during the [[United States Exploring Expedition|Wilkes Expedition]] of 1838–1842, to honor Overton Carr, one of the expedition's officers.<ref>{{cite book |last= Phillips |first= James W. |title= Washington State Place Names |url= https://archive.org/details/washingtonstatep00phil |url-access= registration |year= 1971 |publisher= University of Washington Press |isbn= 0-295-95158-3}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:24, 15 March 2020
Carr Inlet, in southern Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington, is an arm of water between Key Peninsula and Gig Harbor Peninsula. Its southern end is connected to the southern basin of Puget Sound. Northward, it separates McNeil Island and Fox Island as well as the peninsulas of Key and Gig Harbor. The northern end of Carr Inlet is named Henderson Bay, Washington, which feeds into Burley Lagoon.
Carr Inlet was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, to honor Overton Carr, one of the expedition's officers.[1]
References
- ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.
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