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Oregon Became the 33rd state on February 14, 1859. Is situated in the Pacific Northwest region of

the USA. Has a population of just over 3.8 million. The capital city is Salem. The biggest city is Portland. Is the site of the deepest lake in the USA,

Crater Lake. Is most known for Nike.

General information

The map of the United Sates – Oregon is marked with red.

Salem

State capital. Was founded in 1842. Population – 155,469

(2009). Nickname – The Cherry

City The movie One Flew

Over the Cuckoo's Nest was shot at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.

Portland

The most populous city.

Was founded in 1845. Population – 582,130

(2009). Known as The City of

Roses. The friendship city of

Tallinn.

Crater Lake

Deepest lake in the USA and in the Western Hemisphere.

Maximum depth is 594m.

The lake is 8 by 10km across.

Oregon sand dunes

Largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America.

Some dunes tower up to 150 meters above sea level.

The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

Haystack rock

72-meter tall monolith rock formation.

Was formed by lava flows approximately 10 to 17 mln years ago.

The third-tallest such structure in the world.

Multnomah falls

Total height 189 m. Tallest waterfall in

the state of Oregon. Third tallest year-

round waterfall in the United States.

More sites

John Day Fossil Beds

National Monument, Painted

Hills unit.

Hells Canyon.

More sites

Mount Hood – tallest mountain in Oregon.

Newberry National Volcanic Monument.

Famous people from Oregon

Linus Pauling - chemist,Nobel Prize winner.

Herbert Hoover – the 31stPresident of the United States

Matt Groening – cartoonist, the author of “The Simpsons”

and “Futurama”.

Famous people from Oregon

Margaux Hemingway –Granddaughter of

Ernest Hemingway, an

American fashion model and

actress

Clark Gable – actor, famousfor his role as Rhett Buttler in

the movie “Gone with the wind”

Courtney Love – actress and

musician

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