Western Oregon generally has cooler summer temperatures and warmer winter temperatures than do same-latitude states that are inland; similarly, Cape Cod (a coastal peninsula southeast of Boston) generally has a more moderate climate than interior

Massachusetts does. Why?


Because water both heats and cools more slowly than does land or air, ocean currents tend to moderate temperature extremes. Consequently, coastal areas tend to have less variable climates than do areas near the center of continents.

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