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Washington (State), Eastern


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    • Eastern Washington

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    • found: Roché, B.F. Eastern Washington range plants, 1991.
    • found: Fertilizing eastern Washington coniferous forests, 1998.
    • found: Britannica Macro.:v. 29, p. 448 ("The terrain and climate of Washington divide the state into a rainy western third and a drier eastern two-thirds in the rain shadow of the Cascade Range."; eastern Washington) v. 29, p. 449 ("Prevailing westerly winds and the influence of the Pacific Ocean dominate the climate of Washington, although the Cascades barrier creates significant difference between western and eastern regions.")
    • found: Britannica Micro.:v. 12, p. 508 ("The climates of eastern and western Washington are dominated by the Pacific Ocean and are relatively milder than other states at the same latitudes.")
    • found: Americana:v. 28, p. 400 ("Eastern Washington between the Cascades (which cast a 'dry shadow' over parts of the Columbia Basin) and the Rockies (which shield the area somewhat from severe storms originating in the interior) has a more arid climate than that prevailing on the coast.")
    • found: Worldmark encyc. of the states, c1995:p. 636 ("The Cascade Mountains divide Washington not only topographically but also climatically. Despite its northerly location, western Washington is as mild as the middle and southeastern Atlantic coast ... Eastern Washington, on the other hand, has a much more continental climate ...")
    • found: LC database, Feb. 12, 1999(eastern Washington)

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    • 1999-02-12: new
    • 2004-11-05: revised

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