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Portland ( / ˈpɔːrtlənd / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
The Willamette Meteorite, officially named Willamette [3] and originally known as Tomanowos by the Clackamas Chinook [4] [5] Native American tribe, is an iron-nickel meteorite found in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the largest meteorite found in the United States and the sixth largest in the world. [6] [7] There was no impact crater at the ...
Official name. Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair. Details. Dates. June 1, 1905 to October 14, 1905. Location. Portland, Oregon, USA. Coordinates. 45°32′16″N 122°42′26″W.
The highest was recorded on July 29, 1898, in Hermiston, Oregon, and again on August 10, 1898, in both Pendleton, Oregon and Redmond, Oregon, and once more on June 29, 2021, at Pelton Dam. All are east of the Cascades, when the temperature reached 119 °F (48 °C). [6]
July 1863 The blizzard and flood of 1863 was a series of consecutive natural disasters in Central Otago in New Zealand's South Island. From July to August 1863 the Otago gold fields suffered from a combination of floods, snowstorms, and blizzards that caused heavy loss of life among the gold miners. At least 40 died during the July rains and ...
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1877 Iquique. On 10 May 1877 at 0:59 UTC, a magnitude 8.5 earthquake occurred near Iquique, Peru (now Chile). The resulting tsunami reached New Zealand's eastern coastline between 7 and 8 am NZDT on 11 May. The wave had a reported 1–2-metre height in most places and impacted the coast from the Bay of Islands to Bluff.
Lake Oswego ( / ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ / oss-WEE-goh) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon, primarily in Clackamas County, with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. [ 4] Population in 2020 was 40,731, an 11.2% increase since 2010, making it the 11th most populous city in Oregon.