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1、ThePacificCoastIntheverynorthernpartofthePacificcoastregionisthecityofSeattlelocatedonPugetSoundandneighboredbytheOlympicPeninsula,onwhichislocatedOlympiaNationalPark,thelocationofacompletelyfascinatingtemperaterainforest,andtheCascadeRange,whereMt.R
2、ainierstands.Where?SeattleisthenorthernmostmajorcityinthecontiguousUnitedStates,andthelargestcityinthePacificNorthwestandinthestateofWashington.AseaportsituatedonanarrowisthmusbetweenPugetSound(anarmofthePacificOcean)andLakeWashington,about100 miles(
3、160km)southoftheCanada–UnitedStatesborder西雅图（Seattle）是美国太平洋西北区最大的城市，它位于华盛顿州金县，普吉特海湾和华盛顿湖之间，距离加美边境约174千米。西雅图也是金县的县治所在。Theothernames:theEmeraldCity翡翠之城EvergreenCity常绿之城theRainyCity雨城theGatewaytoAlaska阿拉斯加门户QueenCity女王之城JetCity喷气机之城Seattle'sFoundingSeat
4、tlewasfoundedin1850,anditsnamecamefromseattletribalchief.Seattleareahasbeeninhabitedbyhumansforatleast4,000years.BythetimethefirstEuropeansettlersarrivedinthearea,thepeople(nowcalledtheDuwamishTribe)occupiedatleastseventeenvillagesintheareasaroundEll
5、iottBayOnMay23,1853thefirstmapwasmadeIn1855,nominallandsettlementswereestablished.SeattleEducationEducationinSeattleisanimportantpartofmanySeattleite'slives,particularlyduetothehighconcentrationoftechnology,engineering,andotherjobsthatrequireadvanced
6、degrees.SeattlehasoneofthehighestratesofcollegegraduatesamongmajorU.S.cities.InSeattle,therearesignificantadultliteracyprogramsandconsiderablehomeschooling.SeattleisalsothemostliteratecityintheUnitedStatesbasedonastudydonebyCentralConnecticutStateUni
7、versity.Seattle‘smainuniversityisWashingtonuniversity,ithasmorethan40000students,isthebiggestU.S.northwesternuniversity.Inaddition：Seattleuniversity(aJesuswillcollege)andSeattleuniversityofPacific(aprotestantuniversity).SomeArts,businessandpsychology
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