Pacific coast of North America

E9317

coastline geographical region

The Pacific coast of North America is the long, western continental margin stretching from Alaska through Canada and the United States into Mexico, characterized by rugged shorelines, active tectonics, and a mix of temperate rainforests, coastal mountains, and major port cities.

Aliases (23)

Pacific Coast ×9
Pacific Coast of the United States ×7
Pacific coast ×5
Pacific Coast region ×2
Pacific coast of the United States ×2
North American Pacific coast ×1
North American West Coast ×1
North Pacific Coast ×1
Oregon Coast ×1
Pacific Coast of Mexico ×1
Pacific Coast of North America ×1
Pacific Northwest Coast ×1
Pacific Ocean coast ×1
Pacific coast of Baja California ×1
Pacific coast of California ×1
Pacific coast of Mexico ×1
Pacific coast of Washington ×1
Pacific coastal plains ×1
Pacific coastal region ×1
Pacific coastal region of North America ×1
Pacific coastline of Washington ×1
West Coast of North America ×1
northeastern Pacific Ocean ×1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastline → geographical region →
associatedWithPlate	Juan de Fuca Plate → North American Plate → Pacific Plate →
borderedBy	Alaska Range → Cascade Range → Coast Mountains → Coastal Mountains → Sierra Nevada (U.S.) →
characterizedBy	active tectonics → coastal mountains → major port cities → rugged shorelines → temperate rainforests →
climate	Mediterranean climate → marine west coast climate → subarctic climate →
continent	North America →
extendsFrom	Alaska →
extendsInto	Mexico →
extendsThrough	Canada → United States →
hasEcosystem	coastal wetland → kelp forest → rocky intertidal zone → temperate rainforest →
hasMajorCity	Anchorage → Ensenada → Los Angeles → Portland, Oregon → San Diego → San Francisco → Seattle → Tijuana → Vancouver →
hasMajorPort	Port of Ensenada → Port of Long Beach → Port of Los Angeles → Port of Oakland → Port of Prince Rupert → Port of San Diego → Port of Seattle → Port of Tacoma → Port of Vancouver →
hasNotableFeature	California Current → Cascadia subduction zone → San Andreas Fault →
hasProtectedArea	Channel Islands National Park → Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve → Olympic National Park → Pacific Rim National Park Reserve → Point Reyes National Seashore → Redwood National and State Parks →
ocean	Pacific Ocean →
partOf	Pacific Rim → Ring of Fire →
supportsIndustry	film industry → fishing → shipping → technology → tourism →
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary → transform plate boundary →

Referenced by (49)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arcata, California ("Pacific coast") → Cabrillo Marine Aquarium ("Pacific Ocean coast") → Coast Mountains ("Pacific Coast") → Del Norte County, California ("Pacific coast of the United States") → Hatfield Marine Science Center ("Oregon Coast") → Montecito, California ("Pacific coast of California") → Oregon estuary network ("Pacific coast") → Pacific County, Washington ("Pacific coast of Washington") → Pacific temperate rainforests → Panhandle of Alaska ("Pacific Coast") → Prince Rupert ("Pacific coast") → San Rafael Mountains ("Pacific Coast of the United States") → Vancouver ("Pacific Coast") →	locatedOn
Cascadia ("North American West Coast") → Humboldt Bay ("Pacific coast of the United States") → North Coast of California ("Pacific Coast of the United States") → Pacific coastal plain from interior desert basins → Rialto Beach ("Pacific coastline of Washington") → San Diego–Tijuana ("Pacific coastal region of North America") →	partOf
Alexander Archipelago → USOAK ("Pacific Coast of the United States") →	coast
Juan de Fuca Plate ("northeastern Pacific Ocean") → Spanish missions in California ("Pacific Coast of North America") →	locatedIn
Chinook salmon ("North American Pacific coast") → Pacific lamprey →	nativeTo
Coast Mountains ("Pacific coastal region") → North American Cordillera ("Pacific coastal plains") →	separates
Chinook Jargon ("Pacific Coast of the United States") → Pacific Time ("West Coast of North America") →	usedInRegion
Alta California ("Pacific Coast") →	circulationArea
Acapulco ("Pacific coast") →	coastType
Overland Route (historic) ("Pacific Coast") →	connects
Mexican Federal Highway 15 ("Pacific coast of Mexico") →	connectsRegion
Pacific Gulf Yupik ("North Pacific Coast") →	cultureArea
Kwakiutl Ethnography ("Pacific Northwest Coast") →	ethnographicRegion
California cultural area ("Pacific Coast") →	extendsInto
Coast Starlight ("Pacific Coast") →	followsCoastline
Pacific Division ("Pacific Coast region") →	geographicalFocus
USLGB ("Pacific Coast of the United States") →	geographicArea
AAWU ("Pacific Coast region") →	geographicFocus
Western Mexico ("Pacific Coast of Mexico") →	hasRegion
Atacama Desert ("Pacific coast") →	locatedAlong
Interior West ("Pacific Coast") →	locatedBetween
San Telmo region ("Pacific coast of Baja California") →	locatedNear
C.A. Thayer ("Pacific Coast of the United States") →	operatedInRegion
North American Cordillera →	parallelTo
Juan Manuel de Ayala →	placeOfActivity
1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes ("Pacific Coast of the United States") →	region
Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862 ("Pacific Coast") →	regionAffected