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Natural scenery- salish
Manmade scenery- SF
Cities- SF
Towns- SF
Biodiversity- don't know
Seafood- Chesapeak
Water sports/activities- Chesapeak
History- L.I. sound
Culture- SF bay
You should of included the galveston, delaware, and massachusetts bay areas.
Never in my life have I heard of Salish Sea as a term. I'm a fairly big geography buff to. I'll take note of it.
San Francisco Bay gets my vote. A truly stunning, bio diverse area, that has no match in the contiguous states(or outside to my knowledge).
It's a term that the indigenous cultures movement (and particularly Canadians, since they bend over backwards at the slightest mention of surrendering their own history in favor of that of a conquered, minority people) has been pushing very hard.
Natural scenery- salish
Manmade scenery- SF
Cities- SF
Towns- SF
Biodiversity- don't know
Seafood- Chesapeak
Water sports/activities- Chesapeak
History- L.I. sound
Culture- SF bay
You should of included the galveston, delaware, and massachusetts bay areas.
I was thinking about those but decided not to because of;
Galveston, Houston is way to far inland, yes DC is also inland but the Potomac River is an estuary for quite a distance and the estuary part is just outside of DC. And besides Houston there are not that many other cities.
Delaware, I was very close to adding this one, but there are no actual major cities on it's coast they are all on the Delaware river, either way there is a canal that links it to the Chesapeake Bay, and I imagine that the Delaware is just a smaller, less impressive version of the Chesapeake anyways.
The Massachusetts Bay, is a bay but it's a bit to open, and I was looking for something more like an estuary and maybe that's what I probably should've titled it as such, and if I did add it, than any place with a bent coast line would need to be added as well.
another contender would've been Pamlico Sound in NC but it has no major cities.
It's a term that the indigenous cultures movement (and particularly Canadians, since they bend over backwards at the slightest mention of surrendering their own history in favor of that of a conquered, minority people) has been pushing very hard.
I would argue that the Salish (Puget/Georgia/Juan de Fuca) is more bio diverse when it comes to marine life but then again I might be wrong.
You might be right. I really don't know. SF Bay in my experience seems like it might have more micro climates, that have warmer temperatures than the Salish area, therefore being more diverse.
You might be right. I really don't know. SF Bay in my experience seems like it might have more micro climates, that have warmer temperatures than the Salish area, therefore being more diverse.
terrestrial life maybe, but I don't think that's the case with marine life. the Puget sound is also much deeper so it can fit large animals too such as whales and sharks.
terrestrial life maybe, but I don't think that's the case with marine life. the Puget sound is also much deeper so it can fit large animals too such as whales and sharks.
I'll take the Salish Sea, with SF Bay second. The name isn't all that well known outside the region, but it's growing in popularity in some areas. And, relatively speaking, it's a very recent development.
Many people in the San Juans or north of Anacortes towards BC don't refer to the body of water near them as Puget Sound- they generally identify with whatever strait or bay they're near. And as a way of referring to the broader region, I think it's a good idea.
It's tough to beat the scenery, from whale watching to mountain backdrops to quaint island towns. And the country's largest ferry system makes it relatively to explore.
I was thinking about those but decided not to because of;
Galveston, Houston is way to far inland, yes DC is also inland but the Potomac River is an estuary for quite a distance and the estuary part is just outside of DC. And besides Houston there are not that many other cities.
Delaware, I was very close to adding this one, but there are no actual major cities on it's coast they are all on the Delaware river, either way there is a canal that links it to the Chesapeake Bay, and I imagine that the Delaware is just a smaller, less impressive version of the Chesapeake anyways.
The Massachusetts Bay, is a bay but it's a bit to open, and I was looking for something more like an estuary and maybe that's what I probably should've titled it as such, and if I did add it, than any place with a bent coast line would need to be added as well.
another contender would've been Pamlico Sound in NC but it has no major cities.
DC is over 100 miles to the chesapeak, Philly is way closer to the delaware bay. I don't understand your logic.
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