Pacific Northwest

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cultural region geographic region

The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada known for its lush forests, coastal landscapes, and vibrant cities such as Portland and Seattle.

Observed surface forms (34)

Surface form	Occurrences
northwestern United States	6
Northwestern United States	5
Pacific Northwest Coast	5
Pacific Northwest region	5
Pacific Northwest of the United States	4
United States Pacific Northwest	4
Pacific Northwest coast	2
Pacific Northwest region of the United States	2
Pacific Northwest wine region	2
Pacific Northwest, United States	2
U.S. Pacific Northwest	2
Northwest Coast of North America	1
Pacific Northwest Coast of North America	1
Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6)	1
Pacific Northwest Sprachbund	1
Pacific Northwest cannabis region	1
Pacific Northwest climate region	1
Pacific Northwest coast of North America	1
Pacific Northwest coastal ecosystems	1
Pacific Northwest coastal region	1
Pacific Northwest cuisine	1
Pacific Northwest culture	1
Pacific Northwest forest region	1
Pacific Northwest hiking routes	1
Pacific Northwest hydrologic region	1
Pacific Northwest interior	1
Pacific Northwest linguistic area	1
Pacific Northwest military community	1
Pacific Northwest of Canada	1
Pacific Northwest sports rivalries	1
Pacific Northwest technology ecosystem	1
United States Pacific Northwest cities	1
United States Pacific Northwest coastal region	1
United States Pacific Northwest region	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ geographic region ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ oceanic climate ⓘ
hasForest	temperate rainforest ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Eugene, Oregon ⓘ Portland, Oregon, United States ⓘ surface form: Portland, Oregon Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ surface form: Seattle Spokane, Washington ⓘ Tacoma, Washington ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ surface form: Vancouver, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ
hasMountainRange	Cascade Range ⓘ Coast Mountains ⓘ Olympic Mountains ⓘ
hasRiver	Columbia River ⓘ Fraser River ⓘ Snake River ⓘ Willamette River ⓘ
hasStateOrProvince	Alaska ⓘ British Columbia ⓘ Idaho ⓘ Montana ⓘ Northern California ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ
hasSubregion	Cascadia ⓘ Inland Northwest ⓘ Puget Sound region ⓘ Willamette Valley ⓘ
indigenousPeoples	Chinookan peoples ⓘ Coast Salish peoples ⓘ Haida ⓘ Tlingit ⓘ
knownFor	coastal landscapes ⓘ coffee culture ⓘ craft beer ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ fishing industry ⓘ lush forests ⓘ mountain scenery ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ technology industry ⓘ timber industry ⓘ wine production ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
largestCity	Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ surface form: Seattle
locatedIn	North America ⓘ western United States ⓘ surface form: northwestern United States southwestern Canada ⓘ

Referenced by (532)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cascadia Subduction Zone → affectsRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Apostolos Valerianos → areaOfActivity → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Ioannis Phokas → areaOfActivity → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Cascadia → associatedWith → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest culture

Emerald City → associatedWith → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

OR → associatedWith → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Skamania (a Chinookan word meaning swift waters) → associatedWith → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

subject surface form: Skamania

Rain City → associatedWithRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Jack Murdock → businessRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

John W. Nordstrom → businessRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Tualatin Valley → climateRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Great Northern Railway → connectedRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

U.S. Route 20 → connects → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Great American Rail-Trail → connectsRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest of the United States

Adair Village, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Beavercreek, Oregon, United States → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Columbia City, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Corvallis, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Eola-Amity Hills AVA → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Ephrata → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Fairview, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Gresham, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Kent → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

subject surface form: Kent, Washington

McMinnville AVA → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest wine region

Molalla, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Monroe, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Oregon Ducks women's soccer → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Oregon State Beavers men’s golf → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

PSU → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

subject surface form: Portland State University

Rockcreek, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Sherwood, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Tigard, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

West Slope, Oregon → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Wilson Creek, Washington → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Yamhill-Carlton AVA → countrySubdivision → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Seattle Post-Intelligencer → coverageArea → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking peoples → culturalRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast

Nisga’a → culturalRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast

Saxman Totem Park → culturalRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest Coast

western United States → culturalRegionIncludes → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

California linguistic area → distinctFrom → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest linguistic area

Renfrew Glacier → drainageBasin → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest hydrologic region

David Douglas → explored → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

George Vancouver → explored → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Apostolos Ioannis Fokas → exploredRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Meriwether Lewis → exploredRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Oregon Sea Grant → focusesOn → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Condors of the Columbia → focusesOnRegion → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Steller's jay → foundIn → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

Northern Athabaskan languages → geographicDistribution → Pacific Northwest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Northwest interior