- Othello is a city of about 8,500 people in the Columbia River Plateau of Washington State. It’s a food processing hub for the region, processing approximately 1.5 billion pounds (680 kt) of frozen potato products annually, comprising 15 percent of production in North America.
- Columbia River Plateau (en.wikivoyage.org)
The Columbia River Plateau, sometimes called the Columbia River Basin, is a broad plateau in Washington State where the Columbia River rolls its way between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountain foothills. Extensive infrastructure projects along the river have transformed this semi-arid sagebrush steppe into a literal powerhouse of energy and agriculture.