The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a body of water about 96 miles long that is the Salish Sea's main outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The international boundary between Canada and the United States runs down the centre of the Strait.
Whatcom County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington,bordered by the Lower Mainland of British Columbia to the north,Okanogan County to the east,Skagit County to the south,San Juan County across Rosario Strait to the southwest,and the Strait of Georgia to the west. Its county seat and largest population center is the coastal city of Bellingham. Whatcom County is coterminous with the Bellingham,WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census,the county's population was 226,847.
Clallam County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census,the population was 77,155,with an estimated population of 77,616 in 2023. The county seat and largest city is Port Angeles;the county as a whole comprises the Port Angeles,WA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The name is a Klallam word for "the strong people". The county was formed on April 26,1854. Located on the Olympic Peninsula,it is south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca,which forms the Canada–US border,as British Columbia's Vancouver Island is across the strait.
The Klallam are a Coast Salish people Indigenous to the northern Olympic Peninsula. The language of the Klallam is the Klallam language,a language closely related to the North Straits Salish languages. The Klallam are today citizens of four recognized bands:Three federally-recognized tribes in the United States and one band government in Canada. Two Klallam tribes,the Jamestown S'Klallam and Lower Elwha Klallam,live on the Olympic Peninsula,and one,the Port Gamble S'Klallam,on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state. In Canada,the Scia'new First Nation is based at Becher Bay on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
The Olympic Peninsula is a large arm of land in Western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle,and contains Olympic National Park. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean,the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca,and the east by Hood Canal. Cape Alava,the westernmost point in the contiguous United States,and Cape Flattery,the northwesternmost point,are on the peninsula. Comprising about 3,600 square miles (9,300 km2),the Olympic Peninsula contained many of the last unexplored places in the contiguous United States. It remained largely unmapped until Arthur Dodwell and Theodore Rixon mapped most of its topography and timber resources between 1898 and 1900.
State Route 113 (SR 113),also known as Burnt Mountain Road,is a Washington state highway in Clallam County on the Olympic Peninsula. It connects U.S. Route 101 (US 101) at Sappho to SR 112 near Clallam Bay,traveling north along Beaver Creek and the Pysht River for 10 miles (16 km).
State Route 112 is a state highway and scenic byway in the U.S. state of Washington. It runs east–west for 61 miles (98 km) along the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Clallam County,connecting the Makah Indian Reservation near Neah Bay to U.S. Route 101 (US 101) near Port Angeles.
Clallam Transit System is a public transit operator in Clallam County,Washington,United States. It has 12 routes and also provides paratransit and vanpool services. The agency also coordinates with other transit agencies to provide inter-county connections.
The North Olympic Library System (NOLS) is a junior taxing district providing public library services to all of Clallam County,Washington,United States. The Library System is governed by a five-member volunteer Board of Trustees,the members of which are appointed by the Clallam County Commissioners.
Derek Christian Kilmer is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and the Washington State Senate from 2007 to 2012.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2000 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 7,2000,and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1992 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1992. Incumbent Democratic Governor Booth Gardner chose not to run for a third term. This resulted in an open race for Governor of Washington in which Democrat Mike Lowry narrowly defeated Republican Ken Eikenberry. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Washington.
Washington's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in western Washington. The district is centered on the state capital,Olympia,and includes portions of Thurston and Pierce counties. It was created after the 2010 United States census,which granted Washington an additional congressional seat,bringing the number of seats apportioned to the state up from 9 to 10,and elected Denny Heck as its first member to the United States House of Representatives in the 2012 elections. Marilyn Strickland was elected in 2020 to replace him after he retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
The Peninsula Daily News is a daily newspaper printed Sundays through Fridays,covering the northern Olympic Peninsula in the state of Washington,United States.
Washington's 24th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature.
Michael C. Chapman is an American customs inspector and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Washington State Senate. He previously served as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives from 2017 to 2024.
The 2024 Washington State Senate elections were held on November 5,2024,with a nonpartisan blanket primary election held on August 6,2024. Voters in 25 of the 49 state legislative districts elected Senators to the Washington State Senate. The elections will coincide with other elections for federal,state,and local offices.
The 2024 Washington House of Representatives election was held on November 5,2024,alongside the 2024 United States elections,to elect representatives from all 98 legislative districts to the Washington House of Representatives.
Adam Bernbaum is an American politician who a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing the state's 24th district,Position 1. A member of the Democratic Party,Bernbaum was sworn into office on December 6,2024.
