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Puget Sound

Appellation

Puget Sound is an appellation in the United States, covering 1,808,797 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Puget Sound viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1995-10-04
Area
1,808,797 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
247.87 × 126.5 km
Centre
47.8791° N, 122.3963° W
State
WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.151
Petitioner
Gerald and Jo Ann Bentryn

Where it is

Nearest town
7.7 km north of Edmonds
Nearest city
9 km north-west of Lynnwood 36,997 people
To the sea
2.9 km
Rivers nearby
Snohomish (18 km)
Lakes nearby
Washington (17 km)
Same latitude
Chablis Grand Cru (France), AOC Schaffhausen (Switzerland), Leithaberg (Austria), Eger (Hungary), Južnoslovenská (Slovakia)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
-2–1,000 m
Mean elevation
70 m

Measured over the whole outline on 108,570 elevation cells of about 410 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 12

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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