Strait of Juan de Fuca is a strait between the Olympic Peninsula of Washington and Vancouver Island in British Columbia, linking the Pacific Ocean to Puget Sound and the broader Salish Sea. The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 4.59 ft (1.40 m) at the Port Angeles station.
- Type
- Strait
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Setting
- Between the Olympic Peninsula of Washington and Vancouver Island in British Columbia, linking the Pacific Ocean to Puget Sound and the broader Salish Sea
- Tidal range
- The tide is mixed semidiurnal, with a mean range of 4.59 ft (1.40 m) at the Port Angeles station.
- Notable
- The international boundary between the United States and Canada runs through the strait; deep-draft traffic is governed by the joint US/Canadian Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service (USCG / Canadian Coast Guard).
