Western North America is the western edge of the North American continent that borders the Pacific Ocean. It consists of Alaska at the farthest north, down through the western Canadian province of British Columbia, the western U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, and California, and then Mexico farthest south. The region consists of one long continuous mountain range formed over the last 350 million years through the movement of tectonic plates, as the large Pacific plate submerged under the North American plate through the process called subduction.
See also
- Pacific Northwest
- Geologic timeline of Western North America
References
- Goes, Saskia (3 April 2013). "Western North America's jigsaw". Nature. 496 (7443): 35–37. doi:10.1038/496035a. PMID 23552938.
Western North America is the western edge of the North American continent that borders the Pacific Ocean It consists of Alaska at the farthest north down through the western Canadian province of British Columbia the western U S states of Washington Oregon and California and then Mexico farthest south The region consists of one long continuous mountain range formed over the last 350 million years through the movement of tectonic plates as the large Pacific plate submerged under the North American plate through the process called subduction Satellite image of the United States portion of Western North AmericaSee alsoPacific Northwest Geologic timeline of Western North AmericaReferencesGoes Saskia 3 April 2013 Western North America s jigsaw Nature 496 7443 35 37 doi 10 1038 496035a PMID 23552938
