Northwest Coast
Totem pole region
The Northwest Coast is the Pacific coastal region of North America, stretching from southern Alaska through British Columbia to northern California.
The term typically refers to the indigenous cultural area known for its distinctive art, totem poles, and potlatch ceremonies: Northwest Coast peoples, Northwest Coast art.
In casual use, it often means the Pacific Northwest generally.
- totem poleCarved pillar with clan symbols
- fishing industryCommercial marine harvest sector
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- sockeye salmonRed-fleshed Pacific species
potlatch · bald eagle · fjord · oral tradition · coastal tribes · timber harvesting · Cascadia · treaty negotiations · kelp forest · clan system · cedar carving · canoe building · cedar plank · Douglas fir · Pacific Ocean · European exploration · gold rushes · longhouse
Northwest CoastAtlantic Coast
Shoreline-named sports league
Eastern Seaboard · East Coast · Gulf Coast · New England coast · Mid-Atlantic
Northwest CoastSonoran Desert
Arid region, Arizona-Mexico
Great Basin · Sun Belt · Southern California · Arizona desert · Baja California
Northwest CoastGulf Coast
Southern U.S. maritime region
Eastern Seaboard · Florida coast · Mid-Atlantic coast · Southwest · Great Plains
north, west, northern, western, northerly, westerly, northward, westward, northernmost