TheKitsap Peninsula(/ˈkɪtˌsæp/) lies west ofSeattleacrossPuget Sound,inWashington statein thePacific Northwest.Hood Canalseparates the peninsula from theOlympic Peninsulaon its west side. The peninsula, a.k.a. "Kitsap", encompasses all ofKitsap CountyexceptBainbridgeandBlake Islands,as well as the northeastern part ofMason Countyand the northwestern part ofPierce County.The highest point on the Kitsap Peninsula isGold Mountain.TheU.S. Navy'sPuget Sound Naval Shipyard,andNaval Base Kitsap(comprising the former NSB Bangor and NS Bremerton) are on the peninsula. Its main city isBremerton.
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Though earlier referred to as the Great Peninsula or Indian Peninsula, with "Great Peninsula" still its official name,[1]its current name comes from Kitsap County, which occupies most of the peninsula. It is thus the namesake ofChief Kitsap,an 18th- and 19th-century warrior andmedicine manof theSuquamishTribe. The Suquamish were one of the historical fishing tribes belonging to theCoast Salishgroup of peoples, and their ancestral grounds were based on the eastern shores of the Kitsap Peninsula. Seattle is named after the tribe's most famous leader,Chief Seattle.ThePort Madison Indian Reservation,located betweenPoulsboandAgate Pass,is the modern Suquamish tribal center. The Kitsap Peninsula is also home to thePort Gamble S'Klallam Tribe,another branch of the Coast Salish people, whose tribal center is thePort Gamble S'Klallam Indian ReservationatLittle Bostonlocated on the northwest coast of the peninsula. And though their main center now is atSkokomishthe Hood Canal was the main demesne of the communities of theTwana,another subgroup of the Coast Salish.
The peninsula is connected to the eastern shore of Puget Sound byWashington State Ferries,which run fromBremertontoDowntown Seattle,fromKingstontoEdmondsand fromSouthworthtoWest SeattleviaVashon Island,by theTacoma Narrows Bridgefrom Point Fosdick toTacoma,and to the northeastern shore of the mainOlympic Peninsulaby theHood Canal Bridge.
Cities and towns
edit- Annapolis
- Bangor
- Belfair
- Bremerton
- Brownsville
- Colby
- Colchester
- Chico
- East Port Orchard
- Erlands Point
- Gig Harbor
- Gorst
- Hansville
- Illahee
- Indianola
- Keyport
- Kingston
- Kitsap Lake
- Manchester
- Navy Yard City
- Olalla
- Parkwood
- Port Gamble
- Port Orchard
- Poulsbo
- Purdy
- Retsil
- Seabeck
- Silverdale
- Southworth
- Suquamish
- Tahuya
- Tracyton
Bays and inlets
edit- Agate Pass
- Anderson Cove
- Appletree Cove
- Big Beef Harbor
- Burke Bay
- Burley Lagoon
- Carr Inlet
- Case Inlet
- Chico Bay
- Clam Bay
- Colvos Passage
- Coon Bay
- Dogfish Bay
- Dyes Inlet
- Hood Canal
- Horsehead Bay
- Liberty Bay
- Little Beef Harbor
- Little Clam Bay
- Miller Bay
- Mud Bay
- Nesika Bay
- Olalla Bay
- Orrs Cove
- Ostrich Bay
- Oyster Bay
- Phinney Bay
- Pilots Cove
- Port Gamble
- Port Madison
- Port Orchard
- Port Washington Narrows
- Races Cove
- Rich Passage
- Seabeck Bay
- Sinclair Inlet
- Skunk Bay
- Stavis Bay
- Stiles Lagoon
- Tacoma Narrows
- Yukon Harbor
Headlands
edit- Anderson Point
- Apple Cove Point aka Apple Tree Point
- Bass Point
- Command Point
- Elwood Point
- Erlands Point
- Foulweather Bluff
- Hood Point
- King Spit
- Lemolo Point
- Madrona Point
- Manette Peninsula
- Middle Point
- Norwegian Point
- Orchard Point
- Pearson Point
- Pilot Point
- Point Bolin
- Point Glover
- Point Herron
- Point Jefferson
- Point Julia
- Point Misery
- Point No Point
- Point Southworth
- Point Turner
- President Point
- Rocky Point
- Ross Point
- Ruby Point
- Salisbury Point
- Sandy Hook
- Teekalet Bluff
- Tekiu Point
- Twin Spits
- University Point
- Virginia Point
- Waterman Point
- Windy Point, Puget Sound
References
editExternal links
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Kitsap Peninsulatravel guide from Wikivoyage- Kitsap Peninsula Visitor Information
