Chapter 7: The Bypassed East

Washington D.C. is not located in the area known as the Bypassed East, which is the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, Northern New England and the Adirondack region of New York. In addition, it does not share many similarities with the region.

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In contrast to the sparse population centers of the Bypassed East, Washington D.C. is considered to be one of the major metropolitan areas of the United States. There are over 600,000 people within the city limits, and over 5 million in the metropolitan area. The D.C. metropolitan area is made up of two divisions, Washington and Bethesda (Md). The makeup is as follows:

Washington: D.C., Arlington and Alexandria-this includes the DC, Va, MD and WV metro division.
Bethesda: Bethesda, Frederick and Gaithersburg-this includes both Frederick and Montgomery counties.

Also unlike the Bypassed East, Washington D.C. is relatively flat. The highest point in the city is 420 ft. above sea level. To find mountainous terrain, one must travel outside of the city limits to areas in surrounding Maryland, Virginia or West Virginia.