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The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as "the Interior" in British Columbia), [1] 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 ...
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 ...
Pacific Northwest windstorms, sometimes colloquially known as Big Blows, [1] are extratropical cyclones which form in the Pacific basin, and affect land areas in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and British Columbia, Canada. They form as cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure that track across the North ...
History of the Pacific Northwest region of Western North America. Subcategories. This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. A.
In 1752 Joseph Nicholas Delisle published a memoir on what was known of the Pacific Northwest. He said that in 1640 de Fonte, a Spanish Admiral, sailed 5000 miles north from Lima to 53° north where he entered a Rio de los Reyes.
The Pacific Northwest Coast at one time had the most densely populated areas of indigenous people ever recorded in Canada. [1] [2] [3] The land and waters provided rich natural resources through cedar and salmon, and highly structured cultures developed from relatively dense populations.
History of the Pacific Northwest (19 C, 67 P) I. Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest (4 C, 8 P) L. Lichens of the Northwestern United States (36 P) N.
Oregon Country was a large region of the Pacific Northwest of North America that was subject to a long dispute between the United Kingdom and the United States in the early 19th century. The area, which had been demarcated by the Treaty of 1818 , consisted of the land north of 42° N latitude , south of 54°40′ N latitude, and west of the ...