Hood Canal is a fjord-like body of water that lies west of Admiralty Inlet in Washington state that many people consider to be the western lobe and one of the four main basins of Puget Sound.[1][2][3] It is one of the minor bodies of water that constitute the Salish Sea. Hood Canal is not a canal in the sense of an artificial waterway—it is a natural feature.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Puget Sound
- ^ Environmental History and Features of Puget Sound Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, see also: Map of subareas of Puget Sound Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Marine Fisheries Service
- ^ Features Of Puget Sound Region: Oceanography And Physical Processes, Chapter 3 of the State of the Nearshore Report, King County Department of Natural Resources, Seattle, Washington, 2001.