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The Oregon Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon. It runs generally north–south along the Pacific Ocean, forming the western border of the state; the region is bounded to the east by the Oregon Coast Range. The Oregon Coast stretches approximately from the Columbia River in the north to the California state border in the south. The Oregon Coast is not a specific geological, environmental, or political entity, but instead includes the entire coastline of Oregon, including the Columbia River Estuary. The Oregon Beach Bill of 1967 allows free beach access to everyone. This bill allows private beach landowners to retain certain beach land rights, but it removes the property tax obligation of the beach landowner. In exchange, the beach landowner grants an easement passage to pedestrians. The Beach Bill grants a public access easement on the beach that cannot be taken away by the landowner; nor can the landowner build on the beach.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Original Text of the 1967 "Oregon Beach Bill" )〕 Traditionally, the Oregon Coast is regarded as three distinct sub-regions,〔(【引用サイトリンク】Find a park )〕 each with its own local features and regional history. While there are no legal or objective boundaries, most Oregonians consider the three regions to be: * The North Coast, which stretches from the Columbia River to Neskowin.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Map of Oregon's north coast )〕 * The Central Coast, which stretches from Lincoln City to Florence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Map of Oregon's central coast )〕 * The South Coast, which stretches from Reedsport to the Oregon–California border.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Map of Oregon's south coast )〕 The largest city along the Oregon Coast is Coos Bay—population 16,000〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Coos Bay )〕—in Coos County on the South Coast. U.S. Route 101 is the primary highway from Astoria to Brookings, and is known for its scenic overlooks of the Pacific Ocean. There are over 80 state parks and recreation areas along the Oregon Coast. However, there are only a few highways that cross the Coast Range from the interior to the coast: US 30, US 26, OR 6, US 20, OR 18, OR 34, OR 126, OR 38, and OR 42. OR 18 and US 20 are considered two of the most dangerous roads in the state.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Oregon Rural Roads in Top 20 Most Dangerous )〕 The Oregon Coast includes Clatsop County, Tillamook County, Lincoln County, western Lane County, western Douglas County, Coos County, and Curry County. ==Geography== Because of the complex geological history of the Pacific Northwest, the geography of the Oregon Coast is diversely varied, and is often separated into different regions based on geological formations. Three primary landforms are common along the Oregon coast, and help distinguish the regions based on their frequency of occurrence and location in relation to the shoreline: sea cliffs, beaches, and stacks.〔 However, because of this, it is difficult to divide the Oregon Coast into uniform and clear cut regions. Despite this, The Oregon Coast is traditionally divided into three distinct regions; The North Coast, Central Coast, and South Coast. Because of minor land variation between the North and Central Coast regions, the division between these two regions is a more of a civil division than that of a geological division. This is due mostly to the larger cities in the North Coast region than in the Central Coast region. However, several minor differences do exist between the two regions, both in terms of geology and socioeconomic differences. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oregon Coast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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