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Olympic Peninsula

The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington Western Washington

erton, Washington|Bremerton]] [i] ... 

 state that lies across Puget Sound Puget Sound

Puget Sound is a sound [i] connected to the Pacific Ocean [i] via the Strait of Juan de Fuca [i] ... 

 from Seattle Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the largest city [i] in the Pacific Northwest [i] region of the United States [i]. ... 

. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest body of water [i]. ... 

, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca Strait of Juan de Fuca

The Strait of Juan de Fuca is the principal outlet for the Georgia Strait [i] and Puget Sound [i] ... 

, and the east by Puget Sound Puget Sound

Puget Sound is a sound [i] connected to the Pacific Ocean [i] via the Strait of Juan de Fuca [i] ... 

 and Hood Canal Hood Canal

Hood Canal, is a fjord [i] off Puget Sound [i] in the U.S. ... 

. Tatoosh Island Tatoosh Island, Washington

Tatoosh Island is an island about a half mile off Cape Flattery [i] on the Olympic Peninsula [i] in Washington [i] ... 

, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

, is off the coast of the Peninsula. The Peninsula is home to Port Angeles Port Angeles, Washington

Port Angeles is a city in Clallam County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

, Port Townsend Port Townsend, Washington

Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

, Olympic National Park Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state [i] of Washington [i], in the far northwestern part o ... 

, the Olympic Mountains Olympic Mountains

The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range [i] on the Olympic Peninsula [i] of western Washington [i] in ... 

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The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington Western Washington

erton, Washington|Bremerton]] [i]
... 

 state that lies across Puget Sound Puget Sound

Puget Sound is a sound [i] connected to the Pacific Ocean [i] via the Strait of Juan de Fuca [i] ... 

 from Seattle Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the largest city [i] in the Pacific Northwest [i] region of the United States [i]. ... 

. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest body of water [i]. ... 

, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca Strait of Juan de Fuca

The Strait of Juan de Fuca is the principal outlet for the Georgia Strait [i] and Puget Sound [i] ... 

, and the east by Puget Sound Puget Sound

Puget Sound is a sound [i] connected to the Pacific Ocean [i] via the Strait of Juan de Fuca [i] ... 

 and Hood Canal Hood Canal

Hood Canal, is a fjord [i] off Puget Sound [i] in the U.S. ... 

. Tatoosh Island Tatoosh Island, Washington

Tatoosh Island is an island about a half mile off Cape Flattery [i] on the Olympic Peninsula [i] in Washington [i] ... 

, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

, is off the coast of the Peninsula. The Peninsula is home to Port Angeles Port Angeles, Washington

Port Angeles is a city in Clallam County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

, Port Townsend Port Townsend, Washington

Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

, Olympic National Park Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state [i] of Washington [i], in the far northwestern part o ... 

, the Olympic Mountains Olympic Mountains

The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range [i] on the Olympic Peninsula [i] of western Washington [i] in ... 

. Of the handful of temperate rain forest Temperate rain forest

Temperate rain forests are conifer [i]ous or broadleaf forests that occur in the mid-latitudes in areas ... 

s in the world the Olympic Peninsula is home to the Hoh Hoh Rain Forest

The Hoh Rain Forest is one of the few temperate rain forest [i]s in the world, and is also the largest.... 

, Queets, and Quinault rain forest Rainforest

A rainforest, or a wet forest, is a forest [i]ed biome [i] with high annual rain [i]fall. ... 

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From Olympia Olympia, Washington

Olympia is the capital of Washington [i], a state [i] in the United States of America [i] ... 

, the state capital, U.S. Route 101 U.S. Route 101

U.S. Route 101, or U.S.... 

 runs along the Olympic Peninsula's eastern, northern, and western shorelines.

Lakes on the peninsula include Lake Aldwell, Lake Crescent Lake Crescent

Lake Crescent is a lake located in Clallam County, Washington [i]. ... 

, Lake Cushman Lake Cushman

Lake Cushman is a 4,010 acre lake [i] on the north fork of the Skokomish River [i] in Mason County, Washington [i] ... 

, Lake Mills, Lake Ozette, Lake Pleasant, Lake Quinault Lake Quinault

Lake Quinault is a lake [i] on the Olympic Peninsula [i] in western Washington [i] state. ... 

, and Lake Sutherland, and its rivers include the Bogachiel, the Dungeness, the Elwha Elwha River

The Elwha River is a 45-mile-long river located in the Olympic Peninsula [i] in Washington [i]. ... 

, the Queets, the Quillayute, the Quinault, the Skokomish, and the Sol Duc.

The Peninsula is also home to many state and national parks, including Anderson Lake, Bogachiel, Dosewallips, Fort Flagler, Fort Worden, Lake Cushman, Mystery Bay, Old Fort Townsend, Potlatch, Sequim Bay, Shine Tidelands, and Triton Cove State Parks; Olympic National Park Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state [i] of Washington [i], in the far northwestern part o ... 

; and the Olympic National Forest. Within the Olympic National Forest there are five designated wilderness area National Wilderness Preservation System

The National Wilderness Preservation System protects federally [i] managed land areas th ... 

s: The Brothers, Buckhorn Buckhorn Wilderness

The Buckhorn Wilderness is a 44,258 acre mountain [i]ous wilderness area [i] on the ... 

, Colonel Bob Colonel Bob Wilderness

Colonel Bob Wilderness is a 48 square km protected area [i] located in the southwest corner of Olympic National Forest [i]... 

, Mt. Skokomish, and Wonder Mountain.

Clallam and Jefferson Counties as well as the northern parts of Grays Harbor and Mason Counties are on the peninsula.

Politics

It is represented in the U.S Congress by Norman D. Dicks Norman D. Dicks

Norman DeValois Dicks, American [i] politician, has been a Democratic [i] ... 

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Cities and towns


  • Amanda Park
  • Brinnon Brinnon, Washington

    Brinnon is a census-designated place [i] in Jefferson County [i], Washington [i] ... 

  • Chimacum
  • Discovery Bay
  • Eldon
  • Forks
  • Hoodsport
  • Hoquiam Hoquiam, Washington

    Hoquiam is a city in Grays Harbor County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

  • Humptulips Humptulips, Washington

    Humptulips is a census-designated place [i] in Grays Harbor County [i], ... 

  • Kalaloch
  • La Push
  • Lilliwaup
  • Moclips Moclips, Washington

    Moclips is a census-designated place [i] in Grays Harbor County [i], Washington [i] ... 

  • Neah Bay Neah Bay, Washington

    Neah Bay is a town on the Makah [i] Indian reservation, in Clallam County [i] ... 

  • Ocean City Ocean City, Washington

    Ocean City is a census-designated place [i] in Grays Harbor County [i], ... 

  • Olympia Olympia, Washington

    Olympia is the capital of Washington [i], a state [i] in the United States of America [i] ... 

  • Ozette
  • Pacific Beach
  • Port Angeles Port Angeles, Washington

    Port Angeles is a city in Clallam County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

  • Port Hadlock Port Hadlock-Irondale, Washington

    Port Hadlock-Irondale is a census-designated place [i] in Jefferson County [i] ... 

  • Port Ludlow Port Ludlow, Washington

    Port Ludlow is a census-designated place [i] in Jefferson County [i], Washington [i] ... 

  • Port Townsend Port Townsend, Washington

    Port Townsend is a city in Jefferson County [i], Washington [i], United States [i] ... 

  • Potlatch
  • Quilcene Quilcene, Washington

    Quilcene is a census-designated place [i] in Jefferson County [i], Washington [i] ... 

  • Quinault
  • Sequim Sequim, Washington

    Sequim is a city in Clallam County [i], Washington [i], United States [i]. ... 

  • Shelton Shelton, Washington

    Shelton is a city in Mason County [i], Washington [i], United States [i]. ... 

  • Union

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