Pitt Passage

Pitt Passage

Pitt Passage is a strait, in the southern of part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. Entirely within Pierce County, Pitt Passage separates Key Peninsula from McNeil Island.

Pitt Passage was named "Pit Passage" by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842. [cite book |last= Phillips |first= James W. |title= Washington State Place Names |year= 1971 |publisher= University of Washington Press |isbn= 0-295-95158-3]

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*, USGS, GNIS entry

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