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97329, 97345. FIPS code. 41-11700. GNIS feature ID. 2584411 [2] Cascadia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that was established in 1892 on the South Santiam River, 14 miles (23 km) east of the current city of Sweet Home, in Linn County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 147.
44°23′53″N 122°28′22″W / 44.398181°N 122.4728589°W / 44.398181; -122.4728589 [1] Operated by. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Cascadia State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon near Sweet Home along the South Santiam River at Cascadia. The park includes a day use area, campsites, hiking trails and ...
The Cascadia bioregion is the Pacific Northwest as defined through the watersheds of the Columbia, Fraser and Snake Rivers, as defined through the geology of the region. [1] It extends for more than 2,500 miles (4,000 km) from the Copper River in Southern Alaska, to Cape Mendocino, approximately 200 miles north of San Francisco, and east as far ...
The Pacific Northwest (PNW), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in Western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common conception includes the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and ...
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades.
On days of exceptional clarity, it can also be seen from as far away as Corvallis, Oregon (at Marys Peak), and Victoria, British Columbia. [ 27 ] With 26 major glaciers [ 28 ] and 36 sq mi (93 km 2 ) of permanent snowfields and glaciers, [ 29 ] Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states.
The Three Sisters are closely spaced volcanic peaks in the U.S. state of Oregon. They are part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, a segment of the Cascade Range in western North America extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. Each over 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) in elevation, they are the third ...
The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center ( CRESCENT) is a research and educational collaboration between public and private universities, government agencies, and non-profits. [1] [2] The stated mission of the center [3] is to (i) carry out basic and applied science research on earthquake hazards at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, (ii ...