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Geography of Washington
	To know more about Washington gleaning information about Geography of Washington is quintessential. The geographic borders of Washington are pretty interesting. The state of Washington lies in the the north western most corner of the United States of America. In north the state of Washington is bordered by the the Canadian province of British Columbia. On the other hand Washington shares its southern borders with the Columbia River forming most of the boundary. The state of Idaho lies in the eastern border of Washington state while the western part of Washington is encompassed by the waters the Pacific Ocean. Washington is in the region is often termed as the Pacific Northwest.

This is a term which is sometimes jointly applied to part or all of British Columbia in Canada and part of Alaska. While sometimes it refers only to lands within the northwestern United States, including Oregon. So any discourse on geography of Washington remains incomplete without even a passing mention of its geographical boundaries.

On of the key features of geography of Washington is the lofty Cascade Range runs north-south in Washington and bisects the state into two almost equal halves. Western Washington which lies in the west of the Cascades, has a mostly marine climate in stark contrast to eastern Washington lying on the eastern side of Cascade mountains which has a relatively dry climate with large areas of semi arid steppe and a few truly arid deserts lying in the rain shadow area of the Cascades mountains.

The geography of Washington also boasts of a great maritime position on the Pacific Ocean. The harbors of Puget Sound gives Washington a leading role in maritime trade with Alaska, Canada, and the Pacific Rim. The key characteristics of geography of Washington is that its contrasting natural vegetation. The lush verdant forests of the Olympic Peninsula are the the only temperate rain forests in the continental United States. But the semi-desert east of the Cascade Range has scarce vegetation.

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