Geo

Question 1

Name the 5 auto ferry terminals

Answer 1

Southworth, Vashon, Fauntleroy, tahlequah, Pt Defiance.

Question 2

Southworth terminal

Answer 2

N side of pt southworth, on the w side of the n entrance to colvos passage. Service to Vashon Island and Fauntleroy.

Question 3

Vashon terminal

Answer 3

Between pt Vashon & dolphin pt on the n end of Vashon Island. Service to Fauntleroy and southworth.

Question 4

Fauntleroy terminal

Answer 4

Located on e side of east passage between pt Williams and brace pt. 3.5m s of alki pt. Service to Vashon Island and southworth.

Question 5

Tahlequah terminal

Answer 5

Located in a small community on the s end of Vashon Island, between Niell pt & Dalco pt. With service to and from Pt Defiance.

Question 6

Pt Defiance

Answer 6

Terminal is located 1.3m SE of the pt near a wooded park and beach. Provides service to and from Vashon Island.

Question 7

East passage

Answer 7

Runs n-s between Vashon Island and the E shore of Puget sound, has deep safe waters and TSS through the center.

Question 8

Blake Island

Answer 8

1.2m NNW of Vashon Island. It is 1m long and rised quickly from the shore to 249ft. It is heavily wooded and marked by a flashing light on the NE pt.

Question 9

Pt Williams

Answer 9

Opposite of the S end of Blake island, on the E side of east passage. It is wooded and has a public pool prominent on the pt.

Question 10

Brace Pt

Answer 10

.8m S of pt Williams there is a large prominent mansion on the pt and the bulkhead gives a god radar return.

Question 11

Three tree pt

Answer 11

Marks a bend in the TSS at TA buoy, and 4m S of brace pt. Steep land rises abruptly from the pt 430ft in 1m. Marked by a light

Question 12

Des Moines

Answer 12

On the E shore of East passage, opposite Robinson Pt. It has small craft marina and a lighted breakwater.

Question 13

Colvos Passage

Answer 13

Marked by lights, runs in a general N-S direction between the w side of Vashon and the kitsap peninsula.

Question 14

Vashon Island

Answer 14

·Separates East passage and colvos passage. ·It’s 11m long and runs N-S.
·wooded with some residences and mostly high bank.
·Maury Island is a peninsula of Vashon, connected by an isthmus.
·Seattle radio broadcasting station has 2 radio towers 526ft high, .6m s of the isthmus and 3 more towers 1m SE of the Isthmus.

Question 15

Pt Vashon

Answer 15

Marked by a light, the northern most extremity of Vashon Island.

Question 16

Dolphin Pt

Answer 16

NE point of Vashon Island. It is wooded with a high bank.

Question 17

Pt Beals

Answer 17

2.3m S of dolphin pt. 3 KOMO radio towers in the bank above the pt. a measured nautical mile range off the pt is marked by orange balls on steel towers.

Question 18

Pt Heyer

Answer 18

1m N of Maury Island. Is a sand spit with bluffs behind it with a 450ft radio tower.

Question 19

Robinson Pt

Answer 19

E point on Maury Island. It has a high bank and is marked by a 40ft light 1m sw are the gravel pits visible from the s end of east passage.

Question 20

Quartermaster Harbor

Answer 20

4m long inlet running NNE between Vashon and Maury islands.

Question 21

Pt Dalco

Answer 21

The SW point of Vashon Island, is the e side the south end of Colvos passage.

Question 22

Gig Harbor

Answer 22

About 1.2m nw of Pt Defiance and the w side of the s end of Colvos passage. A natural inlet and safe anchorage.

Question 23

Pt Defiance

Answer 23

Makes the w end of commencement bay and the E side of the entrance to the narrows. Marked by a light.