The Pacific Northwest Portal
Scattered patches of subalpine fir grow below glaciers and permanent snowfields on the south slope of Mount Rainier in the Cascades ecoregion The Cascadia bioregion
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. Though no official boundary exists, the most common conception includes the U.S. states of Oregon , Washington , Idaho , and the Canadian province of British Columbia . Some broader conceptions reach north into Alaska and Yukon , south into northern California , and east into western Montana . Other conceptions may be limited to the coastal areas west of the Cascade and Coast mountains.
The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as "the Interior " in British Columbia), is the inland region. The term "Pacific Northwest" should not be confused with the Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the Northwest Territories of Canada . The region is sometimes referred to as Cascadia, which, depending on the borders, may or may not be the same thing as the Pacific Northwest.
The region's largest metropolitan areas are Greater Seattle , Washington, with 4 million people; Metro Vancouver , British Columbia, with 2.84 million people; and Greater Portland , Oregon, with 2.5 million people.
The culture of the Pacific Northwest is influenced by the Canada–United States border , which the United States and the United Kingdom established at a time when the region's inhabitants were composed mostly of indigenous peoples . Two sections of the border—one along the 49th parallel south of British Columbia and one between the Alaska Panhandle and northern British Columbia—have left a great impact on the region. According to Canadian historian Ken Coates , the border has not merely influenced the Pacific Northwest—rather, "the region's history and character have been determined by the boundary". (Full article...
No Horn on His Head, a Nez Perce man painted in 1832 by
George Catlin The Nez Perce ⓘ autonym in Nez Perce language : nimíipuu Indigenous people of the Plateau who still live on a fraction of the lands on the southeastern Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest . This region has been occupied for at least 11,500 years.
Members of the Sahaptin language group , the Nimíipuu were the dominant people of the Columbia Plateau for much of that time, especially after acquiring the horses that led them to breed the Appaloosa horse in the 18th century. (Full article...
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Largest cities of the Pacific Northwest
City
State/Province
Population
Metropolitan Area
Urban Area
Seattle Washington
704,000 [ 1] 3,905,026 [ 2] 3,059,393 [ 3]
Portland Oregon
658,347 [ 2] 2,753,168 [ 2] 1,849,898 [ 3]
Vancouver British Columbia
631,486 [ 4] 2,737,698 [ 5] 2,264,823 [ 6]
Surrey British Columbia
598,530 [ 4] [ n 1] [ n 1]
Burnaby British Columbia
257,926 [ 4] [ n 1] [ n 1]
Boise Idaho
226,570 [ 7] 691,423 [ 2] 349,684 [ 3]
Spokane Washington
222,081 [ 1] 573,493 [ 8] [ 9] 486,225 [ 3]
Richmond British Columbia
216,046 [ 4] [ n 1] [ n 1]
Tacoma Washington
198,397 [ 1] [ n 2] [ n 2]
Vancouver Washington
175,673 [ 1] [ n 3] [ n 3]
The following are images from various Pacific Northwest-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 4 A map of the Snake River Plain, showing its smooth topography (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 5 U.S. Navy Lieutenant
Charles Wilkes ' 1841 Map of the
Oregon Territory from "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition". Philadelphia: 1845 (from
Pacific Northwest )
Image 6 Notable volcanoes in the US portion of the Cascades (from
Cascade Range )
Image 7 West side view of
Mount Shuksan in summer as seen from
Artist Point in
Washington (from
Cascade Range )
Image 8 Lassen Peak in the California Cascades. Southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and part of
Lassen Volcanic National Park (from
Cascade Range )
Image 9 Mount Hood is the tallest point in the U.S. state of
Oregon . (from
Cascade Range )
Image 11 The immense floods created channels that are presently dry, such as the Drumheller Channels (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 12 Public transportation is used in the Pacific Northwest region. Vancouver's
SkyTrain rapid transit system achieves daily ridership of over 500,000 passengers per day on weekdays and the overall transit ridership levels in the
Metro Vancouver area rank third in North America per capita. (from
Pacific Northwest )
Image 13 The
Columbia Gorge marks where the
Columbia River splits the Cascade Range between the states of Washington and Oregon. (from
Cascade Range )
Image 14 The Columbia River basalts cover portions of three states (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 15 Map of "
megacity ", showing population density (shades of yellow/brown), highways (red), and major railways (black). Public land shown in shades of green. (from
Pacific Northwest )
Image 16 The North Cascades are heavily eroded by glaciers (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 17 The Cascades range (from
Pacific Northwest )
Image 18 Lumen Field, home of Seattle Seahawks and Sounders FC (from
Pacific Northwest )
Image 19 The
Coquihalla River in the Canadian Cascades (from
Cascade Range )
Image 20 The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens (from
Cascade Range )
Image 21 The Boundary Trail section of the PNT in Horseshoe Basin, Pasayten Wilderness (from
Pacific Northwest Trail )
Image 22 Geology of the Cascade Range-related plate tectonics. (from
Cascade Range )
Image 25 The Pacific Northwest from
outer space . (from
Pacific Northwest )
Image 26 Magnetic anomalies around the Juan de Fuca and Gorda Ridges, off the west coast of North America, color coded by age. (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 27 The Pacific Northwest from space (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 28 None of the multiple possible definitions of the Pacific Northwest is universally accepted. This map shows three possibilities: (1) The shaded area shows the historical
Oregon Country . (2) The green line shows the
Cascadia bioregion . (3) The labeled states and provinces include Washington, Idaho, Oregon and British Columbia. (from
Pacific Northwest )
Image 29 Pacific Northwest Trail at Blanchard Mountain in Washington (from
Pacific Northwest Trail )
Image 30 Mountain goat on
Wallaby Peak in the North Cascades (from
Cascade Range )
Image 32 Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail overview map (from
Pacific Northwest Trail )
Image 33 Lava Butte ,
Oregon , erupted roughly 5000 years BCE (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 34 The Golden Hinde on Vancouver Island was formed by erosion carving into basalt. (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 35 State Route 302 after the Nisqually earthquake (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 36 Mount Edziza , a large
shield volcano in northwestern British Columbia (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
Image 38 The Coast Mountains are heavily eroded by glaciers, including Mount Waddington (far background, center). (from
Geology of the Pacific Northwest )
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