Comment on why does almost nobody live here?
Otherbarry@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 6 days ago
Not sure if this applies to the entire northwest coast but I had a friend from a small town in the northwest who said the water was colder and there were more sharks in those waters. So it wasn’t like beachfront property where people would regularly go swimming.
Also like the other comment mentioned those areas also tend to be steeper, more cliffs, etc so I imagine developing property around there could get expensive, and that’s ignoring if any of those areas are park / natural preserve areas.
rhymeswithduck@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Sharks? Lol, no. At least I’ve never heard of any, and I’ve lived in the northwest for a long time. But the water is cold, yes. Also I think tsunamis are possible in that area, though uncommon. The main highway runs north-south along the coast rather than turning inland, so it might be hard to evacuate if there was one.