Peter Puget

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Peter Puget was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his detailed surveys of the Pacific Northwest coast, including the area now called Puget Sound in Washington State.

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Peter Puget canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeInPeriod Age of Sail ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
employer Royal Navy ⓘ
explored Pacific Northwest coast ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Northwest

Puget Sound ⓘ
coast of present-day Washington State ⓘ
inlets and waterways of the Salish Sea region ⓘ
fieldOfWork cartography of coastal waters ⓘ
hydrographic surveying ⓘ
hasFamilyName Puget ⓘ
hasGivenName Peter ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf George Vancouver’s expedition ⓘ
linked to: George Vancouver
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank officer in the Royal Navy ⓘ
namedAfter Peter Puget ⓘ
nameGivenTo Puget Sound ⓘ
notableFor exploration of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America ⓘ
survey of Puget Sound ⓘ
notableWork detailed surveys of the Pacific Northwest coast ⓘ
detailed surveys of the area now called Puget Sound ⓘ
occupation explorer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
participatedIn Vancouver Expedition ⓘ
placeOfActivity North America ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ

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Vancouver Expedition → crewMember → Peter Puget ⓘ
Puget Sound → namedAfter → Peter Puget ⓘ
subject linked to: Peter Puget