Elliott Bay is a part of the Central Basin region of
Puget Sound in the U.S. state of
Washington that extends southeastward between
West Point in the north and
Alki Point in the south.
Seattle was founded on this body of water in the 1850s and has since grown to encompass it completely. The waterway it provides to the
Pacific Ocean has served as a key element of the city's economy, enabling the
Port of Seattle to become one of the busiest ports in the United States.