New River Valley

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The New River Valley is a region in southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia centered around the New River, known for its scenic Appalachian landscapes, outdoor recreation, and small college towns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
region
borders Alleghany Highlands
Roanoke metropolitan area
surface form: Roanoke Valley
climate humid subtropical to humid continental transition
hasCounty Floyd County, Virginia
Giles County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Montgomery County, Virginia
Pulaski County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Radford, Virginia
surface form: Radford, Virginia (independent city)

portions of Mercer County, West Virginia
portions of Monroe County, West Virginia
portions of Summers County, West Virginia
hasEconomicSector higher education
manufacturing
technology
tourism
hasFeature Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
hasHigherEducationCluster Virginia Tech – Radford University corridor
hasIndustryCluster New River Valley aerospace and advanced manufacturing cluster
hasInstitution Radford University
Virginia Tech
hasMajorCity Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
surface form: Blacksburg, Virginia

Christiansburg, Virginia
Radford, Virginia
hasOrganization New River Valley Regional Commission
hasProtectedArea Jefferson National Forest
hasRecreation camping
fishing
hiking
whitewater rafting
hasRiver New River
hasTrail Appalachian Trail
New River Trail State Park
hasTransportationFacility New River Valley Airport
knownFor outdoor recreation
scenic landscapes
small college towns
locatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States

Virginia
West Virginia
namedAfter New River
partOf Appalachian Mountains
Southwestern Virginia
surface form: Southwest Virginia
traversedBy Interstate 81 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 460 NERFINISHED

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Summers County locatedIn New River Valley
western Virginia contains New River Valley
subject surface form: Western Virginia
Giles County, Virginia region New River Valley
Giles County, Virginia locatedIn New River Valley
this entity surface form: New River Valley Planning District
Giles County, Virginia category New River Valley
this entity surface form: New River Valley of Virginia
Hinton Historic District locatedIn New River Valley
this entity surface form: New River Valley region
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States partOf New River Valley
subject surface form: Blacksburg, Virginia