Gig Harbor, Washington
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Gig Harbor is the name of both a bay on Puget Sound and a city on its shore in Pierce County, Washington. The population was 12,029 at the 2020 census.
Gig Harbor, Washington
Boats in Gig Harbor
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the harbor and town of Gig Harbor, with Henderson Bay in background
Entering Gig Harbor
Puget Sound
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Puget Sound is a sound on the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins. A part of the Salish Sea, Puget Sound has one major and two minor connections to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which in turn connects to the open Pacific Ocean. The major connection is Admiralty Inlet; the minor connections are Deception Pass and the Swinomish Channel.
Satellite view of Puget Sound and surrounding waterways, taken by Sentinel-2 in September 2018
Snow-capped peaks are a backdrop to many Puget Sound scenes; here Mount Rainier is seen from Gig Harbor.
The Downtown Seattle skyline, seen from a state ferry on Elliott Bay
Low tide on Whidbey Island