Dalco Passage
Dalco Passage is a tidal strait within Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. Located between the southern end of Vashon Island and the mainland near Tacoma, Dalco Passage connects the northern main Puget Sound basin to the southern basin, via the Tacoma Narrows strait. Colvos Passage, Commencement Bay, and Quartermaster Harbor are also connected to Dalco Passage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Channel
- Description: strait in Puget Sound separating Point Defiance and Vashon Island
- Also known as: “Dalco Pass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Fort Nisqually.
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Zoo
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is located in Tacoma, Washington, US, and is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest, PDZA is owned by Metro Parks Tacoma.
Fort Nisqually
Fort
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Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area, part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. Fort Nisqually is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dalco Passage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tahlequah and Ruston.
Tahlequah
Hamlet
Vashon is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon–Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet.
Ruston
Village
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Ruston is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census. Although it is nearly indistinguishable from the adjacent city of Tacoma, the predominantly residential area still retains its status as a separate municipality long after it ceased to be a company town. Ruston is situated 1½ miles south of Dalco Passage.
Gig Harbor
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Gig Harbor is a city on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound of Washington State. It lies just across the dramatic Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Tacoma, making it the southern gateway to the Kitsap Peninsula and the Olympic Peninsula.
Dalco Passage
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Dalco Passage” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dalco Passage”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Nisqually and Spring Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point Dalco and Neill Point.
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