The U.S.’ New Sea: The Salish Sea
The name “Salish Sea” was adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic names on Friday. The decision followed the same one from the Washington State counterpart.The Salish Sea includes the inland waterway in Washington state and British Columbia but doesn’t overshadowexisting names.The name comes from aboriginal peoples of the area and is in widespread use in the area already.
by Adena Schutzberg on 11/16 at 06:00 AM |
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