WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Vancouver, Washington - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver,_Washington

    Website. cityofvancouver.us. Vancouver ( / vænˈkuːvər / ⓘ van-KOO-vər) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, [3] making it the fourth-most populous city in Washington ...

  3. Columbia River - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River

    For rivers in Colombia, see List of rivers of Colombia. The Columbia River ( Upper Chinook: Wimahl or Wimal; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. [11] The river forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.

  4. Strait of Georgia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Georgia

    The Strait of Georgia ( French: Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait [3] is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, and the extreme northwestern mainland coast of Washington, United States. It is approximately 240 kilometres (150 mi) long and varies in ...

  5. King tide - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_tide

    The king tides occur at new and full moon when the Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned at perigee and perihelion, resulting in the largest tidal range seen over the course of a year. So, tides are enhanced when the Earth is closest to the Sun around January 2 of each year. They are reduced when it is furthest from the Sun, around July 2.

  6. Salish Sea - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salish_Sea

    Max. depth. 670 m (2,200 ft) [4] Residence time. 110 days [5] [6] Settlements. Seattle, Vancouver, Surrey, Tacoma, Victoria, Everett, Nanaimo. 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.

  7. Beacon Rock State Park - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Rock_State_Park

    Beacon Rock State Park is a geologic preserve and public recreation area on Route 14 in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The park takes its name from Beacon Rock, an 848-foot (258 m) basalt volcanic plug on the north shore of the Columbia River 32 miles (51 km) east of Vancouver.

  8. Puget Sound - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound

    Puget Sound ( / ˈpjuːdʒɪt / PYOO-jit; Lushootseed: x̌ʷəlč IPA: [ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ] WHULTCH) [1] [2] is a sound on the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine [5] system of interconnected marine waterways and basins.

  9. Tide - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide

    Tide. Simplified schematic of only the lunar portion of Earth's tides, showing (exaggerated) high tides at the sublunar point and its antipode for the hypothetical case of an ocean of constant depth without land, and on the assumption that Earth is not rotating; otherwise there is a lag angle. Solar tides not shown.