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, a U.S. Founding Father and the first U.S. president. Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, and 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 third 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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In March 1980, a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States. A series of phreatic blasts occurred from the summit and escalated for nearly two months until a catastrophic, major explosive eruption took place on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. The eruption, which had a volcanic explosivity index of 5, was the first to occur in the contiguous United States since the much smaller 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California. It has often been considered the most disastrous volcanic eruption in U.S. history.
The eruption was preceded by a series of earthquakes and steam-venting episodes caused by an injection of magma at shallow depth below the volcano that created a large bulge and a fracture system on the mountain's north slope. An earthquake at 8:32:11 am PDT (UTC−7) on May 18, 1980, caused the entire weakened north face to slide away, a sector collapse which was the largest subaerial landslide in recorded history. This allowed the partly molten rock, rich in high-pressure gas and steam, to suddenly explode northward toward Spirit Lake in a hot mix of lava and pulverized older rock, overtaking the landslide. An eruption column rose 80,000 feet (24 km; 15 mi) into the atmosphere and deposited ash in eleven U.S. states and various Canadian provinces. At the same time, snow, ice, and several entire glaciers on the volcano melted, forming a series of large lahars (volcanic mudslides) that reached as far as the Columbia River, nearly 50 miles (80 km; 260,000 ft) to the southwest. Less severe outbursts continued into the next day, only to be followed by other large, but not as destructive, eruptions later that year. The thermal energy released during the eruption was equal to 26 megatons of TNT. (Full article...)
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Seattle ( see-AT-əl) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 780,995 in 2024, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of King County, the most populous county in Washington. Seattle's growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of the country's fastest-growing large cities.
Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canadian border. A gateway for trade with the West Pacific, the Port of Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2021. (Full article...)
The following are images from various Washington (state)-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 11893 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))
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Image 3Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
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Image 4Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers under construction, circa 1942 (from Washington (state))
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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))
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Image 7Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
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Image 8Dryland 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))
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Image 9Washington 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))
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Image 10Depiction of the First Charge at the Battle of Walla Walla 1855. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 12Statehood ceremony in Olympia, November 1889. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 13Washington's state flag since 1967 (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 14Dryland 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))
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Image 15Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
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Image 16Yesler Way in Seattle, 1887 (from Washington (state))
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Image 21Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
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Image 22The 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))
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Image 23Yesler Way in Seattle, 1887 (from Washington (state))
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Image 25The Grand Coulee Dam was the largest dam in the world at the time of its construction (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 27Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
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Image 28Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
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Image 29Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
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Image 30Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
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Image 32Race 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))
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Image 34The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
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Image 35Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
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Image 38Chief Leschi as he appeared in the 1850s (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 40A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
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Image 41Washington experiences extensive variation in rainfall. (from Washington (state))
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Image 42The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
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Image 44Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
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Image 45Early eruption of Mt. St. Helens (from Washington (state))
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Image 46A 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))
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Image 49Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Washington (state))
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Image 50Governor of British Columbia, Sir James Douglas, who pushed for the annexation of Washington Territory during the US Civil War. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 51Race 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))
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Image 52A photograph of John McGraw, who helped lead militias in defense of Chinese American citizens. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 53Fur trading at Fort Nez Percés in 1841 (from Washington (state))
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Image 55Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
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Image 56Azwell, WA, a small community of pickers' cabins and apple orchards (from Washington (state))
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Image 57The 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))
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Image 60Lewis 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))
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Image 61Republican Governor Henry McBride, who successfully fought against the railroads and preserved many Populist policies. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 62Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, an Eastside suburb of Seattle (from Washington (state))
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Image 63Death of General Isaac Stevens, a lithograph by Alonzo Chappel (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 64Washington population density map (from Washington (state))
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Image 66Map of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804–1806, northwest through the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase of 1803. (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 68A farm and barren hills near Riverside, in north-central Washington (from Washington (state))
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Image 69Washington's national forests (from Washington (state))
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Image 70The Oregon Territory (blue) with the Washington Territory (green) in 1853 (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 71The former offices of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a major daily newspaper (from Washington (state))
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Image 72Floating bridges on Lake Washington. These are among the largest of their kind in the world. (from Washington (state))
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Image 73Flag of Washington prior to the 1967 adoption of a new seal and standardization (from History of Washington (state))
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Image 74The Washington State Ferries owns the largest ferry system in the United States. (from Washington (state))
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Image 75The 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))
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Image 76Cannabis café in Bellingham. Since Initiative 502 in 2012, it is legal to sell or possess cannabis for recreational or medical use. (from Washington (state))
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