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Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George Washington (the first U.S. president). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and shares an international border with the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. Olympia is the state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle.

Washington is the 18th-largest state, with an area of 71,362 square miles (184,830 km²), and the 13th-most populous state, with a population of just less than 8 million. The majority of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of transportation, business, and industry on Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean consisting of numerous islands, deep fjords and bays carved out by glaciers. The remainder of the state consists of deep temperate rainforests in the west; mountain ranges in the west, center, northeast, and far southeast; and a semi-arid basin region in the east, center, and south, given over to intensive agriculture. Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States, after California. Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, is the state's highest elevation at 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous U.S.

Washington is a leading lumber producer, the largest producer of apples, hops, pears, blueberries, spearmint oil, and sweet cherries in the U.S., and ranks high in the production of apricots, asparagus, dry edible peas, grapes, lentils, peppermint oil, and potatoes. Livestock, livestock products, and commercial fishing—particularly of salmon, halibut, and bottomfish—are also significant contributors to the state's economy. Washington ranks second only to California in wine production. Manufacturing industries in Washington include aircraft, missiles, shipbuilding, and other transportation equipment, food processing, metals, and metal products, chemicals, and machinery. (Full article...)

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The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT), also referred to as the Metro Bus Tunnel, is a 1.3-mile-long (2.1 km) pair of public transit tunnels in Seattle, Washington, United States. The double-track tunnel and its four stations serve Link light rail trains on the 1 Line as it travels through Downtown Seattle. It runs west under Pine Street from 9th Avenue to 3rd Avenue, and south under 3rd Avenue to South Jackson Street. 1 Line trains continue north from the tunnel to Lynnwood City Center and south through the Rainier Valley past Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Angle Lake station as part of Sound Transit's light rail network.

The DSTT was used only by buses from its opening in 1990 until 2005, and shared by buses and light rail from 2009 until 2019. Bus routes from King County Metro and Sound Transit Express left the tunnel north via Interstate 5, south via the SODO Busway, or east via Interstate 90. It was owned by King County Metro and shared with Sound Transit through a joint-operating agreement signed in 2002; Sound Transit assumed full ownership in 2022. The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel was one of two tunnels in the United States shared by buses and trains, the other being the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel in Pittsburgh, and was the only one in the United States with shared stations. (Full article...)

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The Salish Sea, showing the open Pacific Ocean at lower left, and from there, heading inland: the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the narrow Puget Sound at lower right, and the wide Strait of Georgia at upper center. Sediment from the Fraser River shows as a greenish plume in the Strait of Georgia.

The Salish Sea (/ˈseɪlɪʃ/ SAY-lish) is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. It includes the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways.

The sea stretches from the channels of the Discovery Islands north of the Strait of Georgia to Budd Inlet at the south end of Puget Sound. It is partially separated from the open Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Pacific coast of Westport (from Washington (state))
Image 2Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
Image 3Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
Image 4The Grand Coulee Dam was the largest dam in the world at the time of its construction (from History of Washington (state))
Image 5Chief Leschi as he appeared in the 1850s (from History of Washington (state))
Image 6Watercolor of the United States Army building Robert's Redoubt under command of then 2nd Lt. Henry Martyn Robert (1837-1923), and then Captain George Pickett (1825-1875), on the off-shore San Juan Island in the San Juan Islands chain in the old federal Washington Territory (1853-1889), during the border dispute and skirmish of the so-called Pig War of 1859. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 7Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
Image 8Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
Image 9Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (from Washington (state))
Image 10Black-tailed deer graze at Deer Park in Olympic National Park (from Washington (state))
Image 11Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in arid parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009. Courtesy: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response. (from Washington (state))
Image 12The federal Oregon Territory (August 1848 to February 1859), carved out of the American southern portion of the former Oregon Country (1818-1846) with the Oregon Treaty of June 15, 1846, signed in the federal national capital city of Washington, D.C., between the United States and Great Britain (old United Kingdom / British North America of the British Empire) as originally laid out and organized, in 1848 until 1853, with separation of old Washington Territory to the north and east, up to statehood of Oregon in 1859. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 13An artist's rendition of the Rock Springs massacre. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 14Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
Image 15Map of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806, northwest through the newly-acquired Louisiana Purchase of 1803. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 16Race and Hispanic origin of Washington by county, showing race by color, and then breaking down non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin by color tone. The county population is shown by size and by the label. The same data on the map below shows non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin first and then breaks that down by race using color tone. (from Washington (state))
Image 17The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state))
Image 18A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
Image 19Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
Image 20Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
Image 21Republican Governor Henry McBride, who successfully fought against the railroads and preserved many Populist policies. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 22Rattlesnake Hills AVA, one of nineteen American Viticultural Areas in the state (from Washington (state))
Image 23The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
Image 24Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
Image 25Race and Hispanic origin of Washington by county, showing race by color, and then breaking down non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin by color tone. The county population is shown by size and by the label. The same data on the map below shows non-Hispanic and Hispanic origin first and then breaks that down by race using color tone. (from Washington (state))
Image 26Governor of British Columbia, Sir James Douglas, who pushed for the annexation of Washington Territory during the US Civil War. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 27A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist, believed to depict Captain George Vancouver (1757-1798), a British naval explorer in 1792, who claimed the territory of modern-day Washington state in the Pacific Northwest region along the West Coast of North America for the United Kingdom / British Empire and named the inlet / bay of Puget Sound. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 28Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (from Washington (state))
Image 29Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
Image 301893 advert from the People's Shoe Store, a business looking to capitalize on the boom of populism throughout the state. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 31The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
Image 32The Whitman Massacre (from History of Washington (state))
Image 33Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
Image 34Köppen climate types of Washington, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Washington (state))
Image 35Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
Image 36Lewis and Clark's expedition Corps of Discovery meet the Chinooks on the Lower Columbia River in October 1805, (Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia, artwork painted by Charles Marion Russel (1864-1926), a century later after the event c. 1905) (from History of Washington (state))
Image 37Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 38Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
Image 39Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
Image 40The Oregon Territory (blue) with the Washington Territory (green) in 1853 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 41Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
Image 42A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
Image 43U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell visit Fairchild Air Force Base.
Image 44Seattle in 1887 (from Washington (state))
Image 45Köppen climate types of Washington, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Washington (state))
Image 46Governor Isaac Stevens (c. 1855–1862) (from History of Washington (state))
Image 47Depiction of the First Charge at the Battle of Walla Walla 1855. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 48A photograph of John McGraw, who helped lead militias in defense of Chinese American citizens. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 49Death of General Isaac Stevens, a lithograph by Alonzo Chappel (from History of Washington (state))
Image 50Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
Image 51Washington governor Isaac Stevens, pictured here in 1862, was joined by Oregon governor George Curry in calling for the dismissal of Gen. Wool. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 52Chinese New Year, Seattle (2011) (from Washington (state))
Image 53Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
Image 54The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
Image 55Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 56John R. Rogers, third governor of Washington State. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 57Chinese New Year, Seattle (2011) (from Washington (state))
Image 58Flag of Washington prior to the 1967 adoption of a new seal and standardization (from History of Washington (state))
Image 59Rattlesnake Hills AVA, one of nineteen American Viticultural Areas in the state (from Washington (state))
Image 60Elisha P. Ferry, the first governor of Washington State. (from History of Washington (state))
Image 61Starbucks headquarters, Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 621980 eruption of Mount St. Helens (from History of Washington (state))
Image 63Starbucks headquarters, Seattle (from Washington (state))
Image 64The same race and origin data as above, but the Hispanic origin is grouped first, then by race. The first emphasizes the racial diversity of people of Hispanic origin, while the second grouping gives a clearer indication of the total Hispanic population. (from Washington (state))
Image 65U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell visit Fairchild Air Force Base.
Image 66Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
Image 67Black-tailed deer graze at Deer Park in Olympic National Park (from Washington (state))
Image 68Dryland farming caused a large dust storm in arid parts of Eastern Washington on October 4, 2009. Courtesy: NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response. (from Washington (state))
Image 69Seattle in 1887 (from Washington (state))
Image 70The same race and origin data as above, but the Hispanic origin is grouped first, then by race. The first emphasizes the racial diversity of people of Hispanic origin, while the second grouping gives a clearer indication of the total Hispanic population. (from Washington (state))
Image 71Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
Image 72Washington's state flag since 1967 (from History of Washington (state))
Image 73Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
Image 74The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state))
Image 75The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
Image 76Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
Image 77The Pacific coast of Westport (from Washington (state))

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