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Washington Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

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Washington
Physical Features
Arches 8
Areas 70
Arroyos 1
Bars 162
Basins 126
Bays 449
Beaches 59
Benches 6
Bends 21
Capes 573
Cliffs 162
Craters 7
Falls 178
Flats 500
Forests 28
Gaps 340
Glaciers 181
Guts 37
Islands 411
Isthmuses 1
Lakes 2,970
Lava 6
Pillars 92
Plains 6
Ranges 64
Rapids 45
Ridges 583
Slopes 7
Springs 766
Streams 6,406
Summits 2,689
Swamps 111
Valleys 1,151
Woods 35
Washington
Cultural Features
Airports 565
Bridges 143
Buildings 2,603
Canals 238
Cemeteries 475
Channels 198
Churches 2,694
Civil 369
Crossings 230
Dams 807
Harbors 19
Hospitals 168
Locales 4,355
Mines 507
Parks 989
Post Offices 226
Reserves 52
Reservoirs 512
Schools 3,870
Towers 311
Trails 417
Tunnels 28
Wells 19
Washington Historical
Features/Landmarks
Airports 6
Areas 1
Bars 1
Buildings 3
Canals 2
Capes 3
Churches 2
Civil 1
Dams 6
Falls 3
Flats 1
Forests 5
Glaciers 5
Hospitals 1
Islands 10
Lakes 4
Locales 87
Military (Historical) 21
Mines 8
Parks 9
Pillars 1
Populated Places 65
Post Offices 17
Rapids 7
Reservoirs 2
Ridges 1
Schools 23
Springs 2
Streams 1
Summits 1
Swamps 1
Towers 1
Trails 24

Washington's National
Historic Landmarks
22
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.