Earthquakes off the north Pacific Coast of the United States*

1956 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-173
Author(s):  
Don Tocher
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Linear Extension ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Rift Zone ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
The North ◽  
San Andreas ◽  
The North Pacific

Abstract Epicenters of most of the larger earthquakes occurring off the coast of northern California and Oregon lie in two zones. One zone includes the north-facing submarine Gorda Escarpment, which extends nearly due west from Punta Gorda, and the south-facing Mendocino Escarpment as far offshore as long. 127° W. The other zone extends northwestward from the region of Cape Mendocino, indicating a linear extension of the San Andreas Rift zone as far as lat. 44° or 45° N.

New Players at the Table: How Americans Came to Dominate Early Trade in the North Pacific

2008 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-257
Author(s):  
William J. Barger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sea Otter ◽  
The North ◽  
Northern Pacific ◽  
The North Pacific

After Captain James Cook's 1778-1779 discovery of the lucrative potential of the trade in sea otter pelts from the northern Pacific coast of North America, Russia, Britain, France, and Spain converged on the region. The United States joined the competition later. This paper compares the economic and territorial policies of the competing nations in the context of world affairs to explain how the United States came to dominate the sea otter trade and establish a presence in California.

British Columbia and the United States: The North Pacific Slope from Fur Trade to Aviation

1943 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
W. T. Easterbrook ◽  
F. W. Howay ◽  
W. N. Sage ◽  
H. F. Angus ◽  
James T. Shotwell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Fur Trade ◽  
The United States ◽  
The North ◽  
Pacific Slope ◽  
The North Pacific

British Columbial and the United States: The North Pacific Slope from Fur Trade to Aviation

1943 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 589
Author(s):  
John Perry Pritchett ◽  
F. W. Howay ◽  
W. N. Sage ◽  
H. F. Angus
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Fur Trade ◽  
The United States ◽  
The North ◽  
Pacific Slope ◽  
The North Pacific
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