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Pacific Coast Ranges
The Pacific Coast Ranges (officially gazetted as the Pacific Mountain SystemPhysiographic regions of the United States, USGS in the United States; ; )Merriam-Webster's collegiate encyclopedia, page 361 (Merriam-Webster, 2000). are the series of mountain ranges that stretch along the West Coast of North America from Alaska south to Northern and Central Mexico.
California Coast Ranges
The Coast Ranges of California span from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County.
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