The Coastal Region is located in the most extreme part of Washington State. It is bordered by; the Pacific Ocean, Strait of Juan da Fuca, Olympic Mountain Ranges, Willipa Hills and the state of Oregon.
This region was formed by three main forces; uplifting caused by plate techtonics, glaciers from the last Ice Age, and erosion such as; wind, rain, rivers, and oceans.
Some major features of this regions are rivers, lakes, and large bodies of salt-water. All the rivers in the Coastal Region are short, and has large volumes of water in them. They all start in the Olympic Mountians, except for the Chehalis River. The major lakes of this region were formed by glaciers, these lakes are; Lake Creascent, Lake Cossett, and Lake Quinault. The large bodies of salt-water in this reigion are; The Pacific Ocean, Willipa Bay, Grays Harbor, Dungeness Spit, Cape Lava, Shasha Beach, and Long Beach Peninsula.
There are many wildlife in the Coastal Region, such as; Elk, Moose, Deer, Bears, Owls (spotted), Otters, Eagles, and Migrational Birds. In addition to the wildlife of the Coastal Region it also has many forrested areas with huge trees, such as; Cedar, Hemlock, Citca, Spruce, and Douglas Fir.

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