奥瑞冈(Oregon)
美国西北部地区的一州。面积251,419平方公里，首府为赛伦。哥伦比亚河形成奥瑞冈州北边边界，蛇河则形成其东部边界。喀斯开山脉和胡德山位於奥瑞冈州中央西部。最初由西班牙探险者发现，德雷克在1579年和科克在1778年都曾来到此地。1792年船长罗伯特.格雷驶过哥伦比亚河发现许多印第安人居住在此区域，美国凭藉格雷的发现对此地区提出主权要求。1805年哥伦比亚河河口在路易斯和克拉克远征中被发现。第一位白人移民为皮毛贸易商阿斯特1811年在阿斯托里亚建立贸易据点，从1830年起，大批移民经过奥瑞冈小道加速了定居在此区域人数的成长速度。为奥瑞冈地方的一部分，1859年联邦承认其为第33州。奥瑞冈州的经济依赖当地的森林、农庄和牲畜。鲑鱼和水生有壳动物是当地渔业的基础。波特兰、尤金和梅德福是人口、艺术和教育中心。人口约3,421,399（2000）。
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Oregon
State (pop., 1997 est.: 3,243,000), U.S., northwestern region. It covers 97,073 sq mi (251,419 sq km); its capital is Salem. The Columbia River forms its northern boundary; the Snake River is its upper eastern boundary. The Cascades Range, with Mount Hood, is in western central Oregon. First sighted by Spanish explorers, it was visited by Francis Drake in 1579 and by James Cook in 1778. The area was inhabited by many American Indian peoples when in 1792 Capt. Robert Gray explored the Columbia River, giving the U.S. a claim to the region. The river's mouth was reached by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805. The first white settlement was founded at Astoria in 1811 by the fur trader John J. Astor. Settlement of the area accelerated from c. 1843 with mass migration over the Oregon Trail. It was part of the Oregon Territory and was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state in 1859. The state's economy is dependent on its forests, farms, and livestock. Salmon and shellfish are the bases of the fishing industry. Centers of population, arts, and education are Portland, Eugene, and Medford.