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Mount St. Helens in southeast Washington erupted on May 18, 1980. The volcano and 110,000 acres of surrounding land are now part of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.


Capital Olympia
Image Source Landsat 8
Population 7,705,281
Number of Pixels 194,935,540

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