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The Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains
• The biggest mountain range in the western North America
• 3,000 miles long (4,830 km)• From Alaska to New Mexico• Highest pick Mount Elbert (4,401m)• Takes part in in other seven sub-systems
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The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon
• It is a great gorge• It’s in Arizona• Formed by the Colorado river• Theodore Roosevelt, a big promoter.• 1,470m deph • 446m long• Some of the rocks have 2,000 million of years
Location
San Andreas Fault
San Andreas Fault
• In Baja California (Mexico) and California (USA)
• It’s famous because has produces terrible earthquakes
• 1,286km long• Is the limit between Pacific and American
Plates
Location
Death Valley
Death Valley
• In California and Nevada• 13,518km2 • Me most deep point -85.5m• A very very hot climate• In October of 1994 was turn into a National
Park
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