Kitsap Peninsula

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The Kitsap Peninsula, at times called the Indian Peninsula or the Great Peninsula, is the arm of land in Washington state (USA) that lies west of Seattle across Puget Sound and east of the Olympic Peninsula across Hood Canal. It encompasses all of Kitsap County except Bainbridge and Blake Islands, as well as the northeastern part of Mason County and the northwestern part of Pierce County. The highest point on the Kitsap Peninsula is Gold Mountain. The U.S. Navy's Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and Naval Base Kitsap (comprised of the former NSB Bangor and NS Bremerton) are on the Peninsula. Its main city is Bremerton.

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Washington - Seattle - Puget Sound - Olympic Peninsula - Hood Canal - Kitsap County - Bainbridge - Blake Island - Mason County - Pierce County - Gold Mountain - U.S. Navy - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton

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The peninsula is connected to the eastern shore of Puget Sound by Washington State Ferries runs from Bremerton to Downtown Seattle and from Southworth to West Seattle via Vashon Island, by the Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Gig Harbor to Tacoma, and to the northeastern shore of the Olympic Peninsula by the Hood Canal Bridge.

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Washington State Ferries - Bremerton - Downtown Seattle - Southworth - West Seattle - Vashon Island - Tacoma Narrows Bridge - Gig Harbor - Tacoma - Olympic Peninsula - Hood Canal Bridge

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