Hood Canal

Summary

Hood Canal is a fjord^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of fjord entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,083 views/month, #3 of 336).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hood Canal is located in Jefferson County^[3].
• Hood Canal is located in Kitsap County^[4].
• Hood Canal is located in Mason County^[5].
• Hood Canal is located in Washington^[6].
• Hood Canal is in the country of United States^[7].
• Hood Canal's instance of is recorded as fjord^[8].
• Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood is named after Hood Canal^[9].
• Hood Canal's crosses is recorded as Hood Canal Bridge^[10].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Dosewallips River^[11].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Skokomish River^[12].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Big Quilcene River^[13].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Dewatto River^[14].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Duckabush River^[15].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Hamma Hamma River^[16].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Little Quilcene River^[17].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Tahuya River^[18].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Union River^[19].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Sweetwater Creek^[20].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Little Mission Creek^[21].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Mission Creek^[22].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Shoofly Creek^[23].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Stimson Creek^[24].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Rendsland Creek^[25].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Little Beef Creek^[26].
• Hood Canal's inflows is recorded as Big Beef Creek^[27].

Body

Geography

Hood Canal is in the country of United States^[7]. Located in include Jefferson County^[3], a county of Washington^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1852^[30]; Kitsap County^[4], a county of Washington^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1857^[33]; Mason County^[5], a county of Washington^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1854^[36]; and Washington^[6], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1889^[39]. It is part of Puget Sound^[40].

Physical Characteristics

Hood Canal covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+148.9'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Hood Canal's instance of is recorded as fjord^[8].

History and Context

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood is named after Hood Canal^[9].

Why It Matters

Hood Canal ranks in the top 0.89% of fjord entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,083 views/month, #3 of 336).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]