Coast Ranges
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COAST RANGES
FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO BAJA CALIFORNIA ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST ARE
THE COAST RANGES
THE MOUNTAIN RANGE IS 2,000 FEET TO 20,000 FEET HIGH. THE MOUNTAIN RANGE IS
LONGER THAN 5,000 MILES
PACIFIC COASTAL PLAIN SLOPES INTO THE SEA AND CREATES SMOOTH SANDY BEACHES
THE COAST RANGE HAS BEEN FORMED FROM FAULTING AND FOLDING ROCK.
MAJOR SETTLEMENTS INCLUDE SAN DIEGO, L.A, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SEATTLE.
SETTLEMENTS ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST HAS BEEN LIMITED TO A FEW AREAS WHERE
THERE ARE PLAINS OR BAYS
ON THE COAST RANGES IS VERY NARROW AND DEEP WATER OCCURRING WITHIN
25 MILES OF THE COAST
THE AVERAGE ELEVATION OF THE COAST RANGES IS ABOUT 3,300 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BOTH SUMMERS AND WINTERS ARE GETTING DRIER FROM
DROUGHT
