Important relief form in USA

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Important relief form in USA

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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

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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

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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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