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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Geographical Locations
  2. named geographical regions
  3. Cascade Mountain region

Preferred term

Cascade Mountain region

Type

  • Geographical

Definition

  • Information Region in North America, extending from northeast California (north continuation of the Sierra Nevada Mountains) across Oregon and Washington. Its continuation into Canada is known as the Coast Mountains. Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the region.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Cascade Mountain Range
  • Cascade Mountains
  • Cascade range
  • Cascades (mountains)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/134912

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