The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as "
the Interior" in British Columbia), is the inland region. The term "Pacific Northwest" should not be confused with the
Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the
Northwest Territories of
Canada. The region is sometimes referred to as Cascadia, which, depending on the borders, may or may not be the same thing as the Pacific Northwest.
The region's largest metropolitan areas are
Greater Seattle, Washington, with 4 million people;
Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, with 2.84 million people; and
Greater Portland, Oregon, with 2.5 million people.
The culture of the Pacific Northwest is influenced by the
Canada–United States border, which the United States and the
United Kingdom established at a time when the region's inhabitants were composed mostly of
indigenous peoples. Two sections of the border—one along the
49th parallel south of British Columbia and one between the
Alaska Panhandle and northern British Columbia—have left a great impact on the region. According to Canadian historian
Ken Coates, the border has not merely influenced the Pacific Northwest—rather, "the region's history and character have been determined by the boundary". (Full article...)
Joseph Steven Sakic (/ˈsækɪk/; born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian professional
ice hockey executive and former player. He played his entire 21-year
National Hockey League (NHL) career, which lasted from 1988 to 2009, with the
Quebec Nordiques/
Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named
captain of the team in
1992 (after serving as a co-captain in
1990–91), Sakic is regarded as one of the greatest team leaders in league history and was able to consistently motivate his team to play at a winning level. Nicknamed "Burnaby Joe", Sakic was named to play in 13
NHL All-Star Games and selected to the NHL First All-Star Team at
centre three times. Sakic led the Avalanche to
Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, earning the
most valuable player (MVP) in the
1996 playoffs. In 2001, Sakic earned both the
Hart Memorial Trophy and
Lester B. Pearson Award as MVP of the NHL. He is one of six players to participate in the first two of the team's Stanley Cup victories and won the Stanley Cup a third time with the Avalanche in
2022 while serving as the team's general manager. Sakic became the third person, after
Milt Schmidt and
Serge Savard, to win the Stanley Cup with the same franchise as a player and general manager.
Over his career, Sakic was one of the most productive forwards in the game, scoring 50 goals twice and earning at least 100 points in six different seasons. Sakic's
wrist shot, considered one of the best in the NHL, was the source of much of his production as goalies around the league feared his rapid snap-shot release. At the conclusion of the
2008–09 NHL season, Sakic was the eighth
all-time points leader in the NHL, as well as 14th in all-time goals and 11th in all-time assists. During the
2002 Winter Olympics, Sakic helped lead
Team Canada to its first ice hockey gold medal in 50 years and was voted as the tournament's MVP. Sakic represented Team Canada in six other international competitions, including the
1998 and
2006 Winter Olympics. (Full article...)
Image 2None of the multiple possible definitions of the Pacific Northwest is universally accepted. This map shows three possibilities: (1) The shaded area shows the historical
Oregon Country. (2) The green line shows the
Cascadia bioregion. (3) The labeled states and provinces include Washington, Idaho, Oregon and British Columbia. (from Pacific Northwest)
Image 26Map of "
megacity", showing population density (shades of yellow/brown), highways (red), and major railways (black). Public land shown in shades of green. (from Pacific Northwest)
Image 28The Coast Mountains are heavily eroded by glaciers, including Mount Waddington (far background, center). (from Geology of the Pacific Northwest)
Image 29Notable volcanoes in the US portion of the Cascades (from Cascade Range)
Image 33Magnetic anomalies around the Juan de Fuca and Gorda Ridges, off the west coast of North America, color coded by age. (from Geology of the Pacific Northwest)
Image 37Public transportation is used in the Pacific Northwest region. Vancouver's
SkyTrain rapid transit system achieves daily ridership of over 500,000 passengers per day on weekdays and the overall transit ridership levels in the
Metro Vancouver area rank third in North America per capita. (from Pacific Northwest)
... that it has been a goal of
Oregon state senator Bill Hansell to get the potato officially designated as the state vegetable?
... that future state senator William T. Vinton was sent to jail for contempt of court when he refused to sign a city paving contract, but was later vindicated by an
Oregon Supreme Court decision?
The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as "
the Interior" in British Columbia), is the inland region. The term "Pacific Northwest" should not be confused with the
Northwest Territory (also known as the Great Northwest, a historical term in the United States) or the
Northwest Territories of
Canada. The region is sometimes referred to as Cascadia, which, depending on the borders, may or may not be the same thing as the Pacific Northwest.
The region's largest metropolitan areas are
Greater Seattle, Washington, with 4 million people;
Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, with 2.84 million people; and
Greater Portland, Oregon, with 2.5 million people.
The culture of the Pacific Northwest is influenced by the
Canada–United States border, which the United States and the
United Kingdom established at a time when the region's inhabitants were composed mostly of
indigenous peoples. Two sections of the border—one along the
49th parallel south of British Columbia and one between the
Alaska Panhandle and northern British Columbia—have left a great impact on the region. According to Canadian historian
Ken Coates, the border has not merely influenced the Pacific Northwest—rather, "the region's history and character have been determined by the boundary". (Full article...)
Joseph Steven Sakic (/ˈsækɪk/; born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian professional
ice hockey executive and former player. He played his entire 21-year
National Hockey League (NHL) career, which lasted from 1988 to 2009, with the
Quebec Nordiques/
Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named
captain of the team in
1992 (after serving as a co-captain in
1990–91), Sakic is regarded as one of the greatest team leaders in league history and was able to consistently motivate his team to play at a winning level. Nicknamed "Burnaby Joe", Sakic was named to play in 13
NHL All-Star Games and selected to the NHL First All-Star Team at
centre three times. Sakic led the Avalanche to
Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, earning the
most valuable player (MVP) in the
1996 playoffs. In 2001, Sakic earned both the
Hart Memorial Trophy and
Lester B. Pearson Award as MVP of the NHL. He is one of six players to participate in the first two of the team's Stanley Cup victories and won the Stanley Cup a third time with the Avalanche in
2022 while serving as the team's general manager. Sakic became the third person, after
Milt Schmidt and
Serge Savard, to win the Stanley Cup with the same franchise as a player and general manager.
Over his career, Sakic was one of the most productive forwards in the game, scoring 50 goals twice and earning at least 100 points in six different seasons. Sakic's
wrist shot, considered one of the best in the NHL, was the source of much of his production as goalies around the league feared his rapid snap-shot release. At the conclusion of the
2008–09 NHL season, Sakic was the eighth
all-time points leader in the NHL, as well as 14th in all-time goals and 11th in all-time assists. During the
2002 Winter Olympics, Sakic helped lead
Team Canada to its first ice hockey gold medal in 50 years and was voted as the tournament's MVP. Sakic represented Team Canada in six other international competitions, including the
1998 and
2006 Winter Olympics. (Full article...)
Image 2None of the multiple possible definitions of the Pacific Northwest is universally accepted. This map shows three possibilities: (1) The shaded area shows the historical
Oregon Country. (2) The green line shows the
Cascadia bioregion. (3) The labeled states and provinces include Washington, Idaho, Oregon and British Columbia. (from Pacific Northwest)
Image 26Map of "
megacity", showing population density (shades of yellow/brown), highways (red), and major railways (black). Public land shown in shades of green. (from Pacific Northwest)
Image 28The Coast Mountains are heavily eroded by glaciers, including Mount Waddington (far background, center). (from Geology of the Pacific Northwest)
Image 29Notable volcanoes in the US portion of the Cascades (from Cascade Range)
Image 33Magnetic anomalies around the Juan de Fuca and Gorda Ridges, off the west coast of North America, color coded by age. (from Geology of the Pacific Northwest)
Image 37Public transportation is used in the Pacific Northwest region. Vancouver's
SkyTrain rapid transit system achieves daily ridership of over 500,000 passengers per day on weekdays and the overall transit ridership levels in the
Metro Vancouver area rank third in North America per capita. (from Pacific Northwest)
... that it has been a goal of
Oregon state senator Bill Hansell to get the potato officially designated as the state vegetable?
... that future state senator William T. Vinton was sent to jail for contempt of court when he refused to sign a city paving contract, but was later vindicated by an
Oregon Supreme Court decision?