Rich Passage is a tidal strait in Puget Sound, allowing access to Bremerton, Washington, Port Orchard Bay and Dyes Inlet, and separating Bainbridge Island from the Manchester area of the Kitsap Peninsula. Characteristics A tide is a repeated cycle of sea level changes in the following stages Over several hours the water rises or advances up a beach in the flood A strait is a narrow navigable Channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water Puget Sound (ˈpjuːʤᵻt is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Dyes Inlet is an inlet on the Kitsap Peninsula in western Washington State, USA. Bainbridge Island is an Island in Puget Sound, and is an incorporated city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Manchester is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The Kitsap Peninsula is an arm of land that is part of the larger Olympic Peninsula in Washington Due to the activities at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Rich Passage has a high volume of marine traffic. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF is a United States Navy Shipyard covering 179 acres (0 The Bremerton-Seattle ferry, part of the Washington State Ferries, travels the length of Rich Passage on its route. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and This page is about the ferry system operated by the state of Washington
In addition to the many ferry trips each way per day, tugs with hawser tows and various types of naval and recreational craft all contribute to a considerable collision hazard, particularly at the sharp bend off Point Glover. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and TUGboat (ISSN 0896-3207 is a journal published three times per year by the TeX Users Group. Hawser is a nautical term for a thick cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by Boat typically refers to the Recreational use of boats whether Power boats sail boats, or Strong tidal conditions prevail in this vicinity, and deep-draft outbound vessels making the sharp turn may be unavoidably set well over to the eastern shore. Characteristics A tide is a repeated cycle of sea level changes in the following stages Over several hours the water rises or advances up a beach in the flood
Fort Ward State Park and Manchester State Park are on the Rich Passage waterfront. Fort Ward State Park is a State park located along Rich Passage on the southern end of Bainbridge Island in Washington. Manchester State Park is a State park with of shoreline located on Washington 's Kitsap Peninsula.
Rich Passage was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, to honor William Rich, the expedition's botanist. Charles Wilkes ( April 3, 1798 &ndash February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean ("the Southern Seas" conducted by the United States Navy from [1]
References
- ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.
External links
- Rich Passage is at coordinates Coordinates:
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