Geography of Washington State

The geography of Washington is pretty straight forward. To the west of Washington lies the Pacific Ocean, the biggest body of water in the world! directly east of the Pacific Ocean is the Olympic Mountains. Directly east of the mountain is Puget Sound. The Sound is a body of water surrounded by lowlands, also called the Puget Sound. A little farther east is the Cascades Mountains. The Cascade Mountains act as a moisture barrier. The moisture is in the west, the east is dry. North of the Cascades is the Okanogan highlands. A little bit south, in the middle of the eastern part of the state is the Columbia Plateau. Near the Clarkston region is the Blue Mountains.