Elliott Bay
Elliott Bay is a part of the Central Basin region of Puget Sound. It is in the U.S. state of Washington, extending southeastward between West Point in the north and Alki Point in the south. Seattle was founded on this body of water in the 1850s and has since grown to encompass it completely.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay of Puget Sound at Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Duwamish Bay”, “Dwamish Bay”, and “Elliott’s Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seattle Art Museum and Pike Place Market.
Seattle Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Seattle Art Museum is an art museum located in Seattle, Washington, United States. The museum operates three major facilities: its main museum in downtown Seattle; the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill; and Olympic Sculpture Park on the central Seattle waterfront, which opened in 2007.
Pike Place Market
Photo: Wac, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Pike Place Market is a public market in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened on August 17, 1907, and is one of the older continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States.
Seattle Great Wheel
Ferris wheel
The Seattle Great Wheel is a 53-meter Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington, United States. At an overall height of 175 feet, it was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it opened in June 2012.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belltown and Downtown Seattle.
Belltown
Suburb
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belltown is the most densely populated neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on the city's downtown waterfront on land that was artificially flattened as part of a regrading project.
Downtown Seattle
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Packed between Elliott Bay and the hilly neighborhoods to the east, Downtown Seattle unsurprisingly contains the city's bustling financial and retail district.
Pioneer Square-International District
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Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest neighborhood, showcasing a wealth of art galleries, bookstores, antique shops, cool restaurants, and buzzing nightclubs within easy walking distance of Downtown.
Elliott Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Elliott Bay” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج إليوت”
- Catalan: “badia d’Elliott”
- Cebuano: “Elliott Bay”
- Chinese: “伊利亚特湾”
- Chinese: “伊利亞特灣”
- Chinese: “依利雅特湾”
- Chinese: “依利雅特灣”
- Chinese: “埃利奥特湾”
- Chinese: “艾略特灣”
- Czech: “Elliott Bay”
- Czech: “Elliottův záliv”
- Dutch: “Elliott Bay”
- French: “Baie d’Elliott”
- French: “baie Elliott”
- French: “Baie Elliott”
- French: “Elliott Bay”
- German: “Elliott Bay”
- German: “Elliott-Bucht”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ אליוט”
- Italian: “Baia di Elliott”
- Japanese: “エリオット湾”
- Korean: “엘리엇 만”
- Korean: “엘리엇만”
- Northern Frisian: “Elliot Bocht”
- Portuguese: “Baía de Elliott”
- Russian: “Эллиотт (залив)”
- Russian: “Эллиотт”
- Slovak: “Elliott Bay”
- Spanish: “bahia de Elliott”
- Spanish: “bahía de Elliott”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Elliott”
- Spanish: “bahia Elliott”
- Spanish: “bahía Elliott”
- Spanish: “Elliott Bay”
- Swedish: “Elliott Bay”
- Tatar: “Эллиотт култыгы”
- Venetian: “Baja de Elliott”
- Vietnamese: “Vịnh Elliott”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pike-Market and Central Business District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seattle Great Wheel and Port of Seattle.
King County: Must-Visit Destinations
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