Isthmuses - Madison, Wisconsin, Isthmus, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Isthmus of Corinth, Seattle, Auckland, Karelian Isthmus, Isthmus of Chignecto (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Madison, Wisconsin, Isthmus, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Isthmus of Corinth, Seattle, Auckland, Karelian Isthmus, Isthmus of Chignecto, Little Sark, Isthmus of Panama, Kra Isthmus, Isthmus of Perekop, La Cartuja, Mavis Grind, Isthmus of Catalina Island, La Dune, Isthmus of Ofqui, Isthmus of Dubrovnik, M danos Isthmus. Excerpt: Seattle (pronounced ( listen) - l) is the northernmost major city in the contiguous United States, and the largest city in the Pacific Northwest and the state of Washington. It is a major seaport situated on a narrow isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 114 miles (183 km) south of the Canada - United States border, and it is named after Chief Sealth "Seattle," of the Duwamish and Suquamish native tribes. Seattle is the center of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area--the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States, and the largest in the northwestern United States. Seattle is the county seat of King County and is the major economic, cultural and educational center in the region. The 2010 census found that Seattle is home to 608,660 residents within a metropolitan area of some 3.4 million inhabitants. The Port of Seattle, which also operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, is a major gateway for trade with Asia and cruises to Alaska, and is the 8th largest port in the United States in terms of container capacity. Seattle is the western terminus of I-90 and is on the I-5 corridor, about 140 miles (230 km) south of Vancouver, British Columbia, and 170 miles (270 km) north of Portland, Oregon. The city of Victoria, British Columbia's capital, is about 110 miles (180 km) to the northwest (about 90 miles (140 km) by passenger ferry) while the eastern Washington hub city of Spokane lies 280 miles (450 km) to the east. The S...