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As others have mentioned, Vegas feels more west coast due to many residents who have moved from California. Arizona also has a good percentage from CA, but many more from the Midwest.
That has nothing to do if they are west coast. Being west coast is a feature of geography. Geography isn't a feeling. Is Arizona part of the Midwest because it has many transplants from there?
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Neither are west coast as neither are on the west coast. But, as others have mentioned, they are part of "the west." I am rather surprised to see the number of people in the poll who claim both are west coast when, quite literally, this is not the case
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That has nothing to do if they are west coast. Being west coast is a feature of geography. Geography isn't a feeling. Is Arizona part of the Midwest because it has many transplants from there?
So let me ask you both, do you all consider DC part of the East Coast? For many, the East Coast and West Coast are more common vernacular than East and West (with the term “Coast” dropped). They are usually referring to the greater region (East and West). You all are splitting hairs to get caught up in details.
Again I will ask you, is DC part of the East Coast? I would hope you would answer yes, despite it not directly touching the coast, and that is the same spirit in which this question is being asked.
That has nothing to do if they are west coast. Being west coast is a feature of geography. Geography isn't a feeling. Is Arizona part of the Midwest because it has many transplants from there?
I politely disagree. Any State or Region is a mix of geography and the people who reside there. OP never said this was only about geography.
America really doesn't teach geography, does it? Pretty sad that there are people that can be so confidently incorrect.
You all are not impressing anyone with your elementary school knowledge of geography. Everyone (should) knows that Arizona and Nevada aren’t literally on the West Coast. But the question obviously referring to the West Coast “region” which is the more common term for “the West.”
Again, DC is considered “part of the East Coast” by nearly everyone, even though it is not literally on the coast. Pretty sad people can’t infer what this question is asking?
You all are not impressing anyone with your elementary school knowledge of geography. Everyone (should) knows that Arizona and Nevada aren’t literally on the West Coast. But the question obviously referring to the West Coast “region” which is the more common term for “the West.”
Again, DC is considered “part of the East Coast” by nearly everyone, even though it is not literally on the coast. Pretty sad people can’t infer what this question is asking?
They were referring to the poster that said "A desert can't be on a coast".
So let me ask you both, do you all consider DC part of the East Coast? For many, the East Coast and West Coast are more common vernacular than East and West (with the term “Coast” dropped). They are usually referring to the greater region (East and West). You all are splitting hairs to get caught up in details.
Again I will ask you, is DC part of the East Coast? I would hope you would answer yes, despite it not directly touching the coast, and that is the same spirit in which this question is being asked.
Yes, of course it is. D.C. is physically located between Maryland and Virginia both East Coast states. D.C. also has access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Potomac just a few miles from the Chesapeake Bay. You don't drive for 5-6 hours to another state to reach the ocean.
All one needs to do is look at a map.
Any state that borders one of the oceans is either East Coast or West Coast. The others are not.
Yes, of course it is. D.C. is physically located between Maryland and Virginia both East Coast states. D.C. also has access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Potomac just a few miles from the Chesapeake Bay. You don't drive for 5-6 hours to another state to reach the ocean.
All one needs to do is look at a map.
Any state that borders one of the oceans is either East Coast or West Coast. The others are not.
Except for the fact that DC is not a state And having “access to an ocean” is not bordering an ocean, which is the truest definition of a coast. DC is inland. All one has to do is look at a map.....
Except for the fact that DC is not a state And having “access to an ocean” is not bordering an ocean, which is the truest definition of a coast. DC is inland. All one has to do is look at a map.....
D.C. is extremely close to the coast and is completely surrounded by states that are part of the East Coast. If it were a city in Maryland or Virginia instead of a separate "district," no one would be questioning that of course it is on the East Coast.
Western states like Nevada and Arizona are not comparable.
I don't think a single person here in Arizona has ever thought of the state as being part of the West Coast. As long as it takes to actually get to the coast? Nope.
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