Pacific Northwest

Summary

Pacific Northwest is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,984 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pacific Northwest is located in British Columbia^[3].
• Pacific Northwest is located in Washington^[4].
• Pacific Northwest is located in Oregon^[5].
• Pacific Northwest is located in Idaho^[6].
• Pacific Northwest is in the country of Canada^[7].
• Pacific Northwest is in the country of United States^[8].
• Pacific Northwest's instance of is recorded as region^[9].
• Pacific Northwest's instance of is recorded as U.S. region^[10].
• The location of Pacific Northwest was Western North America^[11].
• Pacific Northwest's Commons category is recorded as Pacific Northwest^[12].
• Pacific Northwest comprises Pacific States Region^[13].
• Pacific Northwest's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.8288, 'lon': -120.32227}^[14].
• Pacific Northwest's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North America^[15].
• Pacific Northwest's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pacific Northwest^[16].
• Pacific Northwest's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Pacific Northwest^[17].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Canada^[7], a dominion of the British Empire^[18], in Canada^[19], founded in 1867^[20] and United States^[8], a sovereign state^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 1776^[23]. Located in include British Columbia^[3], a province of Canada^[24], in Canada^[25], founded in 1871^[26]; Washington^[4], an U.S. state^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1889^[29]; Oregon^[5], an U.S. state^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1859^[32], headquartered in Salem^[33]; and Idaho^[6], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1890^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[9] and U.S. region^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pacific Northwest include Pig War^[37], a war^[38] and Pacific Northwest Trail^[39], a long-distance hiking trail^[40], in United States^[41].

Why It Matters

Pacific Northwest ranks in the top 3% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,984 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include Pig War^[37], a war^[38] and Pacific Northwest Trail^[39], a long-distance hiking trail^[40], in United States^[41].