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  2. Pacific Northwest - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Northwest from outer space.. The Pacific Northwest (PNW; French: Nord-Ouest Pacifique), 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.

  3. Portal:Pacific Northwest - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Northwest (PNW; French: Nord-Ouest Pacifique), 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.

  4. Geology of the Pacific Northwest - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Northwest from space. The geology of the Pacific Northwest includes the composition (including rock, minerals, and soils), structure, physical properties and the processes that shape the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

  5. Pacific temperate rainforests - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific temperate rainforests lie along the western side of the Pacific Coast Ranges along the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America from the Prince William Sound in Alaska through the British Columbia Coast to Northern California, and are part of the Nearctic realm, as also defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The Pacific temperate rain ...

  6. Northwestern United States - Wikipedia

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    Some sources include Southeast Alaska in the Northwest. The related but distinct term Pacific Northwest generally excludes areas from the Rockies eastward, whereas the term "Inland Northwest" excludes areas west of the Cascades. The Northwestern United States is a subportion of the Western United States (which is, itself, even more ambiguous).

  7. Researchers gain clearest picture yet of fault that threatens ...

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    A fault off the Pacific coast could devastate Washington, Oregon and Northern California with a major earthquake and tsunami. Researchers mapped it comprehensively for the first time.

  8. 4 Best Frugal Road Trips in the Pacific Northwest in 2024 - AOL

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    The Pacific Northwest stretches across Oregon, Washington, the Canadian province of British Columbia and -- perhaps -- areas like Idaho and northern California, depending on who you ask.

  9. Finding safe haven in the climate change future: The Pacific ...

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    For the Pacific Northwest, the warming climate has also been resulting in a “dramatic decline in spring snowpack,” the Environmental Protection Agency states on its website, falling by 23% ...