Atlantic to Pacific

New York is located along the northern east coast on the Atlantic Ocean. What can we find opposite this on the Pacific Ocean. The north western states.

Just as the east coast has many natural resources, the west coast has an abundance of fishing and forestry that provides much of the countries seafood and timber. The most of fish harvested here are salmon and on the east coast a big fish contribution is cod and swordfish.

On the east coast and specifically in new york there is not so much fishing but trees are in some abundance. The trees here however are mostly apple and on the west coast we find trees such as Douglas fir, red cedar, hemlock and redwoods. These trees have many uses but mainly the look beautiful. In areas such as Oregon and Washington people go to get away from big cities and experience nature. The Douglas fir however is a main contributor to housing floors, doors, and ply wood.  

This region is also home to Mt. McKinley, the highest peak in North America! There is also an active volcano along this coast that last erupted in 1980. This feature is simillar to that of the Hawaiian islands that will be discussed in the next post.