High Pressure
North AmericaPhysical EnvironmentA region where atmospheric pressure at the surface is greater than surrounding areas
A map highlights the high-pressure regions in North America with a letter H enclosed in a circle. Near Columbia Kootenay Mountain and, near Ottawa.
High Pressure | Ocean Circulation Sinks | Oil Slicks (1990s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Québec | 1 | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 10.5% | ||
Alaska | 0.113% | ||
District of Columbia | 100% | ||
Florida | 0.837% | ||
New Hampshire | 57.6% | ||
Rhode Island | 95.0% | ||
Vermont | 5.93% | ||
Washington | 0.496% | ||
Maine | 5.06% | ||
Kentucky | 39.9% | ||
Nova Scotia | 1.05% | ||
Virginia | 62.1% | ||
Delaware | 99.3% | ||
Prince Edward Island | 0.308% | ||
Mississippi | 29.7% | ||
West Virginia | 3.63% | ||
Texas | 19.3% | ||
Louisiana | 89.8% | ||
Hawaii | 1.73% | ||
North Carolina | 16.0% | ||
Alabama | 8.82% | ||
British Columbia | 1 | 0.210% | |
New Jersey | 99.2% | ||
Connecticut | 99.9% | ||
Pennsylvania | 24.2% | ||
Massachusetts | 98.1% | ||
Georgia | 0.104% | ||
New York | 26.9% | ||
Maryland | 76.4% | ||
Tennessee | 1.03% | ||
Ontario | 2.30% | ||
Arkansas | 0.397% | ||
Ohio | 18.7% | ||
Indiana | 44.2% | ||
Illinois | 6.79% |
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