Interior Ranges

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The Interior Ranges are a major mountainous region in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, encompassing much of the Columbia Mountains and forming part of the broader Interior System of the Canadian Cordillera.

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Interior Ranges canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range region
physiographic region
adjacentTo Coast Mountains
Interior Plateau of British Columbia
borderedBy Interior Plateau
Rocky Mountain Trench
Rocky Mountains
climate continental climate
climateInfluence orographic precipitation
contains Cariboo Mountains
Monashee Mountains
linked to: Columbia Mountains

Purcell Mountains
Selkirk Mountains
linked to: Columbia Mountains
containsProtectedArea Glacier National Park (Canada)
Mount Revelstoke National Park
continent North America
country Canada
countrySubdivision Province of British Columbia
linked to: British Columbia
drainage Columbia River basin
Fraser River basin
linked to: Fraser River
economicActivity forestry
mining
tourism
geologicalOrigin Cordilleran orogeny
geologicalProvince Canadian Cordillera
highestPeaksLocation Purcell Mountains
Selkirk Mountains
linked to: Columbia Mountains
knownFor glaciated landscapes
steep relief
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInRegion southeastern British Columbia
mountainSystem Canadian Cordillera
Columbia Mountains
orogeny Laramide orogeny
partOf Canadian Cordillera
Columbia Mountains
Interior System
partOfLargerRegion Western Cordillera of North America
physiographicDivision Interior System of the Canadian Cordillera
recreation hiking
mountaineering
skiing
regionType mountainous region
terrain deep valleys
rugged mountains
vegetation alpine tundra
coniferous forests

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Columbia Mountains partOf Interior Ranges