Northwest Area Science
Fact Sheet
2010-3064
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Abstract
Northwest Area Facts
* Population about 12 million
* 43 federally recognized Tribes
* Hydropower provides about two-thirds of electricity supply
* 78 federally listed threatened and endangered species
* 12 active or potentially active volcanoes
* Columbia River system drains more than 260,000 square miles, an area about the size of Texas
* More than 175 square miles covered by glaciers
* More than 900 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline
* More than 2,300 miles of greater Puget Sound coastline
* Some forests store more carbon per unit area than any other area in the world, including the tropics
* 51 percent federal lands
* Significant lead, zinc, silver, and phosphate deposits
Suggested Citation
Fuentes, T.L., van Heeswijk, M., and Grossman, E., 2010, Northwest Area Science: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3064, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20103064.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Northwest Area Science |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2010-3064 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20103064 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Northwest Area |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |