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Western United States (general region) |
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Lat: 51 31 33 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.5260 decimal degrees |
Long: 131 09 38 E degrees minutes |
Long: 131.1607 decimal degrees |
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Note: Typically refers to states West of the Rocky Mountains (New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California) and Texas. The term may also sometimes include the states above Texas (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma). |
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Western United States (preferred,C,V,O,English-P,U,N)
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United States, Western (C,V,English,U,N)
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Etats-Unis de l'Ouest (C,O,French,U,N)
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West (C,V,LC,English,U)
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American West (C,V,English,U)
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Far West (C,U)
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