Coast Range

Coast Range or Coastal range may refer to:

  • North American examples are the coastal ranges of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and California, and Alaska, referred to as the Pacific Coast Ranges. Of these, it may mean in particular:
    • the Coast Mountains, often referred to as the Coast Range, a major mountain range in British Columbia, Alaska & Yukon.
  • The USGS Geographical Names Information System designates "Coast Ranges" to mean the ranges south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca and west of Puget Sound, the Williamette Valley, and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley. These include:
    • the Olympic Mountains in Washington
    • the Willapa Hills in Washington, which are an extension of the Oregon Coast Range
    • the Oregon Coast Range
    • the California Coast Ranges
  • Chilean Coast Range

Famous quotes containing the words coast and/or range:

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    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

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    —Jeanne Elium (20th century)