Portage Bay
Portage Bay is a body of water, often thought of as the eastern arm of Lake Union, that forms a part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, Washington.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay of Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Also known as: “Sxwa-tsug-wil”
Places of Interest
Highlights: West Montlake Park and Fritz Hedges Waterway Park.
West Montlake Park
Park
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montlake and Eastlake.
Montlake
Neighborhood
Montlake is a wealthy residential neighborhood in central Seattle, Washington.
Portage Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.64788° or 47° 38′ 52″ north
Longitude
-122.31429° or 122° 18′ 51″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
84VVJMXP+57
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Portage Bay” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج بورتاج”
- Catalan: “Badia de Portage”
- Cebuano: “Portage Bay (luuk sa Estados Unidos, Washington, King County)”
- Cebuano: “Portage Bay”
- Chinese: “波蒂奇湾”
- Chinese: “波蒂奇灣”
- French: “Portage Bay”
- German: “Portage Bay”
- Persian: “خلیج پورتج”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: North Broadway and University District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Portage Bay Reach and University of Washington Medical Center Building NN.
King County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Seattle and Bellevue.
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