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Southern Oregon

Appellation

Southern Oregon is an appellation in the United States, covering 813,039 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Southern Oregon viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2004-12-08
Area
813,039 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
196.78 × 106.57 km
Centre
42.8366° N, 123.2899° W
State
OR
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.179
Petitioner
H. Earl Jones and Gregory V. Jones

Where it is

Nearest town
42 km south of Roseburg
Nearest city
44 km north of Grants Pass 37,088 people
To the sea
91 km
Rivers nearby
South Umpqua (12 km)
Same latitude
Montefalco Sagrantino (Italy), Rías Baixas (Spain), Khvanchkara (Georgia), Bandol (France), Nudo (Montenegro)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
14–1,972 m
Mean elevation
505 m

Measured over the whole outline on 42,145 elevation cells of about 448 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 3

Inside Southern Oregon · 2

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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