Sonora Reef
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[[File:Copalis Rock Reservation EO 704 illustration.jpg|thumb|Map illustrating the location of Sonora Reef]] |
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'''Sonora Reef''' is a [[reef]] off the west coast of [[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]].{{cite web|title=Sonora Reef|url=http://washington.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1508494,n,sonora%20reef.cfm}} It is located near the mouth of the [[Quinault River]]. |
'''Sonora Reef''' is a [[reef]] off the west coast of [[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]].{{cite web|title=Sonora Reef|url=http://washington.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1508494,n,sonora%20reef.cfm}} It is located in Taholah Bay near between Cape Elizabeth and [[Point Grenville]], near the mouth of the [[Quinault River]] and the community of [[Taholah, Washington|Taholah]]. |
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Sonora reef was named for the ''Sonora'', a Spanish schooner captained by [[Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra]] in his and [[Bruno de Heceta|Bruno de Heceta's]] 1775 expedition from [[Mexico]] to the [[Pacific Northwest]]. |
Sonora reef was named for the ''Sonora'', a Spanish schooner captained by [[Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra]] in his and [[Bruno de Heceta|Bruno de Heceta's]] 1775 expedition from [[Mexico]] to the [[Pacific Northwest]]. |
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