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⛰️ Mountain Ranges
🇺🇸 Rocky Mountains
North America's backbone; stretches 4,800 km from Canada to New Mexico
USA/Canada 1806 Mountain Ranges
⛰️ Key Facts
1
4,800 km long, stretching from British Columbia to New Mexico
2
Continental Divide — determines whether water flows to the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean
3
Denali (6,190 m) in Alaska is North America's highest peak; home to Yellowstone supervolcano
Continental Divide — rain east of here flows to Atlantic, west flows to Pacific
Quick Reference
Category
⛰️ Mountain Ranges
Country / Region
🇺🇸 USA/Canada
Key Year
1806
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North America's backbone; stretches 4,800 km from Canada to New Mexico