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Hood Canal is a Fjord off Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington GEOGRAPHY Hood Canal is a Fjord off Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington with an average width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and an average depth of 500 feet (152 m). It extends for about 50 miles (80 km) southwest from the entrance between Foulweather Bluff and Tala Point to Union , where it turns northeast and extends for about 15 miles (24 km) to Belfair . It separates the Kitsap Peninsula from the Olympic Peninsula for its entire length. U.S. Route 101 runs along its western shore south of Quilcene . The U.S. Navy 's Naval Base Kitsap , Bangor Annex, is located on the eastern shore of Hood Canal near Silverdale . Hood Canal was named by Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver for Admiral Lord Samuel Hood on May 13 , 1792 . Vancouver used the name "Hood's Channel" in his journal, but "Hood's Canal" on his charts. The U.S. Geographic Board decided on "Hood Canal" as the official name in 1932.1 |
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