Virginia Occidental

"Virginia Occidental (en inglés: West Virginia) es uno de los estados que conforman los Estados Unidos de América, situado en la región Sur, en la zona de los Apalaches. Virginia Occidental se separó de Virginia durante la Guerra de Secesión en el año 1863, y fue admitida en la Unión como estado separado el 20 de junio de 1863. Es el único estado formado como resultado directo de esta guerra, y el único formado de la secesión de uno de los estados confederados. Virginia Occidental es conocida por sus montañas, su minería del carbón y su industria forestal. También por sus bellos paisajes naturales y como destino turístico para las personas interesadas en actividades al aire libre como el esquí, descenso de ríos en balsa, escalada, pesca, excursionismo y caza. Virginia Occidental tiene frontera con Pensilvania al norte, Ohio al norte y al oeste, Kentucky al oeste, Maryland al norte y al este y con Virginia al este y al sur. Los ríos Ohio y Potomac forman parte de los límites del estado."

"West Virginia /wst vrdnj/ is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the north (and, slightly, east), and Maryland to the northeast. West Virginia is the 41st largest by area, the 38th most populous, and has the second lowest household income of the 50 United States. The capital and largest city is Charleston. West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, in which delegates from some Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break away from Virginia during the American Civil War, although they included many secessionist counties in the new state. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key Civil War border state. West Virginia was the only state to form by separating from a Confederate state, the first to separate from any state since Maine separated from Massachusetts, and was one of two states formed during the American Civil War (the other being Nevada). The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States. The northern panhandle extends adjacent to Pennsylvania and Ohio, with the West Virginia cities of Wheeling and Weirton just across the border from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, while Bluefield is less than 70 miles (110 km) from North Carolina. Huntington in the southwest is close to the states of Ohio and Kentucky, while Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry in the Eastern Panhandle region are considered part of the Washington metropolitan area, in between the states of Maryland and Virginia. The unique position of West Virginia means that it is often included in several geographical regions, including the Mid-Atlantic, the Upland South, and the Southeastern United States. It is the only state that is entirely within the area served by the Appalachian Regional Commission; the area is commonly defined as "Appalachia". The state is noted for its mountains and rolling hills, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history. It is one of the most densely karstic areas in the world, making it a choice area for recreational caving and scientific research. The karst lands contribute to much of the state's cool trout waters. It is also known for a wide range of outdoor recreational opportunities, including skiing, whitewater rafting, fishing, hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, and hunting."