Canadian Intermontane region
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The Canadian Intermontane region is a vast physiographic area in western Canada characterized by interior plateaus, mountain ranges, and valleys lying between the Coast Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian Cordillera | 4 |
| Canadian Intermontane region canonical | 1 |
| Columbia Mountains and Interior Plateau physiographic region | 1 |
| Interior System of the Canadian Cordillera | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Coast Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
interior plateaus
ⓘ
mountain ranges ⓘ valleys ⓘ |
| climate |
continental climate
ⓘ
semi-arid climate in some valleys ⓘ |
| contains |
Cariboo Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cassiar Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Fraser Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Fraser River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Interior Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Nass Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nechako Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanagan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanagan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Omineca Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Skeena Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Stikine Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Thompson River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainage |
Arctic Ocean watershed
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean watershed ⓘ |
| ecoregionType |
interior grasslands
ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | intermontane belt ⓘ |
| geology |
metamorphic rocks
ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| humanActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
mining ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Fraser River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liard River NERFINISHED ⓘ Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ Skeena River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResource |
forests
ⓘ
hydroelectric potential ⓘ minerals ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Cordillera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topography |
deep valleys
ⓘ
dissected uplands ⓘ high plateaus ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canadian Cordillera
this entity surface form:
Canadian Cordillera
this entity surface form:
Canadian Cordillera
this entity surface form:
Interior System of the Canadian Cordillera
this entity surface form:
Columbia Mountains and Interior Plateau physiographic region