| Abstract: | Northwest Area Facts
* Population about 12 million
* 43 federally recognized Tribes
* Hydropower provides about two-thirds of electricity supply
* 78 federally listed threatened and endangered species
* 12 active or potentially active volcanoes
* Columbia River system drains more than 260,000 square miles, an area about the size of Texas
* More than 175 square miles covered by glaciers
* More than 900 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline
* More than 2,300 miles of greater Puget Sound coastline
* Some forests store more carbon per unit area than any other area in the world, including the tropics
* 51 percent federal lands
* Significant lead, zinc, silver, and phosphate deposits |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 98650 |
| Citation Author: | Fuentes, Tracy L.; van Heeswijk, Marijke; Grossman, Eric |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Northwest Area |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0490000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0420000 |
| Citation LonE: | -1110000 |
| Citation LonW: | -1250000 |
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| Citation No Pagination: | Y |
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| Citation Online Only Flag: | N |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | 2 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2010-3064 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Northwest Area Science; 2010; FS; 2010-3064; Fuentes, Tracy L.; van Heeswijk, Marijke; Grossman, Eric |
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| Citation Year: | 2010 |
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| Text: | Northwest Area Science; 2010; FS; 2010-3064; Fuentes, Tracy L.; van Heeswijk, Marijke; Grossman, Eric |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2010_3064.bmp |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3064/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
