Port Angeles Map
Port Angeles is a city in and the county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 19,038 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. The area's harbor was dubbed Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (Port of Our Lady of the Angels) by Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza in 1791, but by the mid-19th century the name had been shortened and partially anglicized to its current form, Port Angeles Harbor.
Port Angeles is home to Peninsula College and is the birthplace of football hall of famer John Elway. The city is served by William R. Fairchild International Airport, and ferry service is provided across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on the M/V Coho or Victoria Express.
The coordinates of Port Angeles are 48°06?47?N 123°26?27?. (48.112969, -123.440713). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63.1 square miles (163.3 km2), of which 10.1 square miles (26.1 km2) is land and 53.0 square miles (137.2 km2) (84.00%) is water.
Nearby cities include Carlsborg, Sequim.