Western Oregon
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Western Oregon is a geographical term that is generally taken to mean the part of the U.S. state of Oregon within Template:Convert of the state’s coastal region, on the west side of the crest of the Cascade Range.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The term is applied somewhat loosely, however, and is sometimes taken to exclude the southwestern areas of the state, which are often referred to as Southern Oregon. In that case, Western Oregon refers only to the counties west of the Cascades and north of and including Lane County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Western Oregon, being Template:Convert in area, is about the same size as New England minus Maine. Unlike the climate of Eastern Oregon, which is primarily dry and continental, the climate of Western Oregon is generally a moderate Mediterranean climate.