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Eastern Washington, U.S.A.
For the university, see Eastern Washington University. Eastern Washington University is a public comprehensive state University.

Eastern Washington is a region of the United States defined as the part of Washington east of the Cascade Mountains. This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST internal designation HT-7U is an experimental Superconducting Tokamak Magnetic fusion energy It is notable for, among other things:

Eastern Washington contains part or all of several American Viticultural Areas, including Yakima Valley, Red Mountain AVA, Columbia Valley AVA Horse Heaven Hills AVA, Rattlesnake Hills AVA, Walla Walla Valley AVA and Wahluke Slope AVA. Central Washington University, often abbreviated CWU, is an accredited four-year educational institution located in Ellensburg Washington in the United The Columbia River (known as Grand Coulee Dam is a Hydroelectric Gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U Eastern Washington University is a public comprehensive state University. Gonzaga University is a private Catholic Jesuit university located in Spokane, Washington. The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex on the Columbia River in south-central Washington operated by the United States government The Palouse is a region of the Northwestern United States, encompassing parts of Eastern Washington, North Central Idaho and in some definitions extending In Geography, arable land (from Latin arare, to Plough) is an agricultural term meaning land that can be used for The lentil or daal or pulse ( Lens culinaris) is a bushy Annual plant of the legume family grown for its lens-shaped Seeds Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. The Snake River is a major Tributary of the Columbia River in the U Washington State University ( WSU) is an American public Research university in Pullman, Washington. Whitman College is a Co-educational, non-sectarian residential Undergraduate liberal arts college in Walla Walla Washington. Whitworth University is a private Christian Liberal arts college located in Spokane, Washington in the United States The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae. Hops are the female Flower cones of the hop plant ( Humulus lupulus) Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice For the Tokyo University supercomputer see Gravity Pipe. GRAPE, or GRA phics P rogramming E nvironment is A pear is a pomaceous Fruit produced by a tree of Genus Pyrus. This article is about the Cherry berry also classified as fruit for the ornamental tree See Cherry Blossom. The Channeled Scablands are unique Geological Erosion features in the U The Missoula Floods (also known as the Spokane Floods or the Bretz Floods) refer to the cataclysmic Floods that swept periodically across eastern Washington Moses Coulee cuts into the Waterville plateau in Douglas County, Washington. The Grand Coulee is an ancient river bed in the US state of Washington. In central Washington, on the opposite side of the Upper Grand Coulee from the Columbia River, and at the head of the Lower Grand Coulee resides a three and Drumheller Channels National Natural Landmark showcases the Drumheller Channels, which are the most significant example in the Columbia Plateau of basalt butte-and-basin Wallula Gap is a large Water gap through basalt Anticlines in the Columbia River Basin in the U The Palouse Falls lies on the Palouse River, about 4 miles upstream of the confluence with the Snake River in southeast Washington. The Sims Corner Eskers and Kames National Natural Landmark includes excellent examples of Pleistocene ice stagnation landforms including numerous Glacial erratics terminal An American Viticultural Area is a designated Wine Grape -growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features with boundaries The Red Mountain AVA is an American Viticultural Area that includes the land surrounding Red Mountain in Benton County, Washington. The Columbia Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area which lies in the Columbia River Plateau, through much of central and southern Washington state The Horse Heaven Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area in southeastern Washington, and is part of the larger Columbia Valley AVA. The Rattlesnake Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Yakima County, Washington. The Walla Walla Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located within Washington State and extending partly into the northeastern corner of Oregon The Wahluke Slope AVA is an American Viticultural Area located within Grant County, Washington.

There have been sporadic movements to create a 51st state out of Eastern Washington by splitting the current state down the Cascades, but proposals have rarely progressed out of the state legislature's committees. 51st state, in American political discourse, is a phrase that refers to territories considered candidates for addition to the fifty states Recent proposals were made in 1996, 1999, and 2005. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Proposed names for the new state have included Lincoln, and Columbia, or simply Eastern Washington. Many of these proposals were to include the Idaho Panhandle. The Idaho Panhandle is the northern region of the US State of Idaho that encompasses the ten northernmost counties of Benewah, Bonner See: State of Lincoln for more information. Lincoln is one of several proposed states of the United States of America (see 51st state)

Compared to Western Washington, Eastern Washington has roughly twice the land area and one-third the population. Western Washington is a Region of the United States defined as that part of Washington According to the U.S. Census Bureau the population estimate as of 2004 was 1,371,802, less populous than King County alone. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census King County is located in the US state of Washington. The population in the 2000 census was 1737034 and in 2006 was an estimated 1835300 The population growth rate between the two is roughly the same. Of Washington's nine Congressional districts, Eastern Washington is nearly exactly comprised of two (the 4th and 5th), aside from a small portion of the 4th in Skamania County. Skamania County is a County located in the US state of Washington. In the 2004 election, this region voted 59% for Republican Dino Rossi, while the Western half voted 53% for Democrat Christine Gregoire. The election for governor of the US state of Washington on November 2 2004 gained national attention for its legal twists turns and extremely close finish Dino Rossi (born October 15 1959 in Seattle Washington, US) is a former Washington State Senator and Republican nominee for Governor Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire (born March 24, 1947) is the Democratic Governor of the state of Washington

Eastern Washington is composed of Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima Counties. Adams County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Asotin County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Benton County is a County located in the south-central portion of the U See Chelan for other uses Chelan County is a County located in the U Columbia County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Douglas County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Ferry County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Franklin County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Garfield County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Grant County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Kittitas County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Klickitat County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Lincoln County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Okanogan County (ˌoʊkəˈnɑːgən is a County located in the U Pend Oreille County (Pronounced "pond-er-ay" or in ˈpɑndəreɪ is a County located in the U Spokane County is a County located in the state of Washington. Stevens County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Walla Walla County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Whitman County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Yakima County is a County located in the US state of Washington.

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Cheney (pronounced chee-nee) is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. Clarkston is a city in Asotin County in the southeastern part of the U Colfax is a city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. Dayton is a city in Columbia County, Washington, United States. Ellensburg is a city in and the County seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United States. Ephrata is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. Moses Lake is a city in Grant County, Washington, United States. Pullman is a city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. Spokane Valley is a newly incorporated city in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The Tri-Cities is a metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U Pasco (ˈpæskoʊ is a city in and the County seat of Franklin County, Washington, United States. Walla Walla is both the County seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, and the county's largest city Wenatchee (wɨˈnætʃi is located at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers near the Eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountain range in the The Inland Empire is a region in the Pacific Northwest centered on Spokane, Washington, including much of the surrounding Columbia River basin
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