Pacific coast of North America

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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.

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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
linked to: Coast Mountains

Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
linked to: Sierra Nevada
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
linked to: 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

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