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    The geology of the Pacific Northwest includes the composition (including rock, minerals, and soils), structure, physical properties and the processes...
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    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...
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  • Nick Zentner (category University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni)
    trip to the Pacific Northwest on break from college, Zentner decided to study geology. Zentner earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison...
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    transfer from Earth's interior Geology of the Pacific Northwest Pacific Rim – Land area comprising the rim of the Pacific Ocean Spanish: cinturón de fuego...
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    The Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are composed of many nations and tribal affiliations, each with distinctive cultural and political...
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    earthquake involved the Juan de Fuca Plate from mid-Vancouver Island, south along the Pacific Northwest coast as far as northern California. The plate slipped...
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    Locks, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The river eventually breached the bridge and washed much of it away, but the event is remembered...
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    (1980). "Historical perspectives on range burning in the inland Pacific Northwest". Journal of Range Management. 33 (6): 415–423. doi:10.2307/3898574...
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    Kuna Caves (category Landforms of Ada County, Idaho)
    2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-05-09. Ekman, Leonard C. (1962). Scenic Geology of the Pacific Northwest. Binfords & Mort. ISBN 9780832301308. 43°24′43.7″N 116°26′59...
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    2017-03-29. Orr, Elizabeth L.; William N. Orr (1996). Geology of the Pacific Northwest. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-07-048018-6...
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    range of the continental United States and Canada, the geologically distinct Insular Mountains of Vancouver Island lie farther west. The Pacific Coast...
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    Center (CRESCENT) Geology of the Pacific Northwest Neskowin Ghost Forest North Cascades National Park Plate tectonics "Oregon Department of Emergency Management :...
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    Bogachiel Peak (category Landforms of Olympic National Park)
    River, Sol Duc River, and the Hoh River. Mountains portal Olympic Mountains Geology of the Pacific Northwest Geography of Washington (state) "Bogachiel...
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    Southeast Pacific off South America, Northwest Pacific off Far Eastern/Pacific Asia, and the Southwest Pacific around Oceania. The Pacific Ocean's mean...
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    Mount Townsend (Washington) (category Mountains of Washington (state))
    during the Pleistocene era by erosion and glaciers advancing and retreating multiple times. Mountains portal Geology of the Pacific Northwest Welch Peaks...
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    of the Pacific Northwest Volcanism of Canada Pacific Ring of Fire Government of British Columbia: Geology of BC Evolution of the Pacific Northwest Good...
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    Cascade Range (category Geologic provinces of the United States)
    Geology of the Pacific Northwest List of Cascade Range topics List of mountain peaks of Washington (state) List of mountain peaks of Oregon List of mountain...
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    of the current Pacific Plate began 160 Ma to the west of the central Pacific and subsequently developed into the largest oceanic plate on Earth. The East...
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    Mailbox Peak (category Mountains of Washington (state))
    Moolock Mountain in the distance to left. Dirty Harry's Peak on the right side of the ridge. Mountains portal Geology of the Pacific Northwest Dirty Harry's...
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    portal Geology of the Pacific Northwest List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of the United States List of Ultras of the United...
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    of the Hawaiian-Emperor Volcanic Chain" (PDF). The Geology of North America, Volume N: The Eastern Pacific Ocean and Hawaii. The Geology Society of America...
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    Juan de Fuca Plate (category Geology of the Pacific Ocean)
    Channel Geology of the Pacific Northwest Plate tectonics "Sizes of Tectonic or Lithospheric Plates". Geology.about.com. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original...
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    Gentiana calycosa (category Flora of the West Coast of the United States)
    Daniel (2021-05-11). Cascadia Revealed: A Guide to the Plants, Animals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest Mountains. Timber Press. ISBN 978-1-64326-113-3...
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    Seattle Fault (category Geography of Seattle)
    deltas, where the main port facilities for Seattle and Tacoma are located (Harbor Island and Commencement Bay). Geology of the Pacific Northwest Tacoma Fault...
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  • Kate Allstadt (category United States Geological Survey personnel)
    in connections between geology of the Pacific Northwest and the people in its local communities. She is a published expert on the 2014 Oso landslide. Following...
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    Big Bear Mountain (category Mountains of Washington (state))
    Cascades area. Mountains portal Geography of the North Cascades Geology of the Pacific Northwest "Big Bear Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com. "Big Bear...
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    Coast Range Arc (category Volcanism of British Columbia)
    Mountains Geology of British Columbia Geology of the Pacific Northwest Cascade Volcanoes Cascadia subduction zone Volcanism in Canada Pacific Ring of Fire...
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    movie about the eruption Geology of the Pacific Northwest Helenite – An artificial glass marketed as a gemstone, made by fusing the volcanic dust from Mount...
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    Laramide orogeny (category Geology of the Rocky Mountains)
    Mountains Geology of the Pacific Northwest Willis 2000 Jones, Craig; Farmer, Lang; Sageman, Brad; Zhong, Shijie (2012). "Hydrodynamic mechanism for the Laramide...
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    Site and Richland, the geology of the Pacific Northwest, and others. The museum was founded in 1995 following the closing of the Hanford Science center...
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