geo.wikisort.org - MountainsThe Continental Ranges is a major grouping of mountain ranges in the Rocky Mountains located in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta. It is a physiographic designation for use by geologists and is not used by the general public; it is not recognized in Alberta, and does not appear on topographic maps,[1] although the names of its subranges (the Kootenay, Park or Main Ranges, and Front Ranges) are in common use. It is the largest and best-known of the three main such subdivisions of the Canadian Rockies, the others being the Hart Ranges and the Muskwa Ranges.[2]
Subrange of the Canadian Rockies in Canada and the United States
Continental Ranges |
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Location map of the Continental Ranges
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Area | 65,091 km2 (25,132 sq mi) |
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Country | Canada |
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Provinces | British Columbia and Alberta |
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Range coordinates | 52°00′N 117°30′W |
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Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
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Sub-ranges
There are three main subdivisions of the Continental Ranges: the Front Ranges, the Park Ranges, and the Kootenay Ranges. Each of those three subdivisions is further divided into individual ranges as follows:
- Front Ranges
- Park Ranges, also known as the Main Ranges.
- Kootenay Ranges
References
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Ranges | |
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Mountains | |
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Passes |
- Abbot
- Athabasca
- Bush
- Carcajou
- Crowsnest
- Elbow
- Elk
- Fortress
- Fraser
- Highwood
- Howse
- Jarvis
- Kananaskis
- Kicking Horse
- Monkman
- Muncho
- North Kananaskis
- Palliser
- Pine
- Simpson
- Sinclair
- Summit
- Sunwapta
- Tonquin
- Vermilion
- Wapiti
- White Man
- Yellowhead
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Glaciers |
- Athabasca
- Bow
- Columbia Icefield
- Crowfoot
- Hector
- Peyto
- Saskatchewan
- Vulture
- Wapta
- Waputik Icefield
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Rivers | |
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Peoples |
- Mountain Stoney
- Mountain Metis
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Parks and protected areas | International |
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
- Waterton Biosphere Reserve
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
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National |
- Parks
- Banff
- Jasper
- Kootenay
- Yoho
- Waterton Lakes
- Historic Sites
- Jasper House
- Jasper Park Information Centre
- Yellowhead Pass
- Athabasca Pass
- Howse Pass
- Kootenae House
- Kicking Horse Pass
- Skoki Ski Lodge
- Twin Falls Tea House
- Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin
- Cave and Basin
- Banff Park Museum
- Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station
- First Oil Well in Western Canada
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Provincial (AB) |
- Parks
- Bow Valley
- Bragg Creek
- Elbow-Sheep
- Ghost River
- Kananaskis
- Peter Lougheed
- Sheep River
- Siffleur
- Spray Valley
- White Goat
- Willmore
- Historic Sites
- Frank Slide
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Provincial (BC) |
- Akamina-Kishinena
- Close To The Edge
- Dune Za Keyih (Frog-Gataga)
- Elk Lakes
- Graham-Laurier
- Hamber
- Height of the Rockies
- Hole-in-the-Wall
- Kakwa
- Kikomun Creek
- Kwadacha
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Fernie
- Mount Robson
- Muncho Lake
- Northern Rocky Mountains
- Pine Le Moray
- Stone Mountain
- Muskwa-Kechika
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Ski resorts |
- Castle Mountain
- Fernie
- Fortress Mountain
- Lake Louise
- Little Mac
- Marmot Basin
- Mount Norquay
- Nakiska
- Powder King
- Sunshine Village
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Communities |
- Banff
- Canmore
- Crowsnest Pass
- Elkford
- Fernie
- Field
- Jasper
- Lake Louise
- Sparwood
- Tumbler Ridge
- Valemount
- Waterton Park
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Ecozone and ecoregions |
- CEC ecozones
- Boreal Cordillera
- Montane Cordillera
- WWF ecoregions
- Alberta Mountain forests
- Alberta–British Columbia foothills forests
- North Central Rockies forest
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- See also
- Geography portal
- Canada portal
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