Oregon, constituent state of the u.s. The oregon encyclopedia of history and culture provides definitive, authoritative information written in accessible and literate language about the state of oregon, including significant. The state of oregon was founded in 1859 and is located in the upper northwest corner of the united states.
It is bounded to the north by washington, to the east by idaho, to the south by nevada and california, and to the west by the pacific. Physical map of oregon showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Oregon is on the west coast, right between washington and california.
The area would eventually become the states of oregon,. Made up of seven diverse regions, oregon has the ocean, mountains, valleys, high desert, cities, small. With the oregon treaty of 1846, adams convinced great britain to cede the oregon territory to the united states. Populasi oregon sebagian besar terkonsentrasi di lembah willamette, yang membentang dari eugene di selatan (tempat dari universitas oregon) sepanjang corvallis (dari tempat.
Oregon has 1.4 million acres of wetlands, over 100,000 miles of rivers and streams, 1,400 named lakes, 360 miles of coastline, and an additional 3,800 ponds and reservoirs. It is a part of the western u.s., with the columbia river delineating much of.