Intermontane Region

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• Intermontane — In geography, an intermontane is a feature that lies between mountains. The term refers to plateaus and basins formed by geologic processes. Intermontane plateaus are usually flat open highlands formed when land has been uplifted by tectonic… …   Wikipedia

• Intermontane Plate — The Intermontane Plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate, that lay on the west coast of North America about 195 million years ago. The Intermontane Plate had a chain of volcanic islands called the Intermontane Islands. The Intermontane… …   Wikipedia

• Intermontane Plateaus — Physiographic regions of the U.S. Interior See:legend For purposes of description, the physical geography of the United States is split into several major physiographic divisions, one being the Intermontane Plateaus. Please refer to the Geography …   Wikipedia

• Intermontane Belt — The Intermontane Belt is a physiographic region in British Columbia, Canada. It has rolling hills, high plateaus and deeply cut valleys. The rocks in the belt have very little similarities with North America. The granitic rocks in the region are… …   Wikipedia

• intermontane — /ɪntəmɒnˈteɪn/ (say intuhmon tayn) adjective 1. of or relating to a region that lies between mountains. –noun 2. such a region …  

• Otago Region — Otago redirects here. For other uses, see Otago (disambiguation). Otago Ōtākou   Region of New Zealand   Otago Region …   Wikipedia

• United States physiographic region — There are eight distinct physiographic divisions within the continental United States. Each is composed of smaller physiographic areas called provinces and sections respectively. [cite web | title = Physiographic Regions | publisher = United… …   Wikipedia

• North American Desert — ▪ region, North America Introduction  vast, irregular belt of inhospitable terrain (desert) that stretches north to south down the western side of the North American continent from southern Oregon and Idaho to northern Mexico. It roughly… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …   Universalium