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Hale Passage

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Hale Passage is the name of two different bodies of water in Puget Sound, in the U.S. state of Washington.

Map of Hale Passage, Washington, USA

  • In the north Sound, in Whatcom County, Hale Passage separates Lummi Island from the mainland near Bellingham. 48°43′48″N 122°40′46″W
  • In the south Sound in Pierce County, another Hale Passage separates Fox Island from the Kitsap Peninsula, near Gig Harbor. 47°16′36″N 122°39′05″W

    • In both cases, the passages were named by the Wilkes Expedition for ethnologist Horatio Hale.

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    Hale Passage Wikipedia
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