Meet the Salish Sea
The Salish Sea is a biologically diverse inland international sea that is surrounded by mountainous watersheds of spectacular beauty. For more than 10,000 years, Indigenous peoples have lived along the shores of and cared for the Salish Sea. Salish Sea encompasses Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and the waters off of Vancouver, BC. The area spans from Olympia, Washington in the south to the Campbell River, British Columbia in the north, and west to Neah Bay and includes the large cities of Seattle and Vancouver.
Coastline length, including islands: 7,470 km
Total number of islands: 419
Total land area of islands: 3,660 square kilometers
Sea surface area: 16,925 square kilometers
Maximum depth: 650 meters