term for the westernmost coastal states of the United States, located near the North Pacific Ocean
North America > United States of America > West Coast (United States of America)

The West Coast of the United States borders the Pacific Ocean and is made up of two parts:

Although the states of Alaska and Hawaii also border the Pacific Ocean, the typical sense of the term does not cover them.

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