Coast Range - Definition and Overview

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A Coastal range is any range of mountains forming a coastline.

North American examples are the coastal ranges of Canada, Mexico and the US states of Oregon, Washington, and California, called the Pacific Coast Ranges.

The inland side of a coastal range may be in a rain shadow.

External links

The Coast Range Association (http://www.coastrange.org/)

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