Case Inlet, in southern Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington, is an arm of water between Key Peninsula on the east and Hartstine Island on the west. Its northern end, called North Bay, reaches nearly to Hood Canal, creating the defining isthmus of Kitsap Peninsula. Case Inlet is the boundary between Pierce County and Mason County. The southern end of Case Inlet is connected to Nisqually Reach, part of the southern basin of Puget Sound. Herron Island lies in Case Inlet.
Case Inlet was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, to honor A.L. Case, one of the expedition's officers.[1]
References
- ^ Phillips, James W. (1971). Washington State Place Names. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-95158-3.
External links
- USGS GNIS: Case Inlet, USGS, GNIS entry
Coordinates: 47°15′44.2″N 122°49′37″W / 47.262278°N 122.82694°W
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