Canadian Rockies

The eastern segment of the Canadian Cordillera, spanning parts of British Columbia and Alberta. Its folded and faulted ranges are chiefly composed of sedimentary rocks.

Canadian Cordillera: The mountainous western region of Canada, extending from the Pacific coast to the Rocky Mountain Trench. The Canadian Rockies form the cordillera’s eastern mountain belt.
Banff National Park: Canada’s oldest national park, established in 1885 in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. Its mountain scenery and valleys represent the Rockies’ best-known protected landscapes.
Western Interior Seaway: A vast Cretaceous seaway that divided western and eastern North America. Sediments deposited in and near this seaway became much of the Rockies’ layered bedrock.
Trans-Canada Highway: Canada’s national highway system, crossing the Rocky Mountains through Alberta and British Columbia. Its mountain routes connect communities across the Rockies.
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site: A UNESCO World Heritage property comprising several national and provincial parks in the Canadian Rockies. Its designation recognizes the region’s natural landscapes and fossil sites.
Rocky Mountain Trench: A long, linear valley separating the Rocky Mountains from ranges farther west in British Columbia. It marks the Rockies’ western edge across much of British Columbia.
Jasper National Park: A large protected area in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, north of Banff National Park. Its glaciers, peaks, and broad valleys show the region beyond its southern resort corridor.
Laramide orogeny: A mountain-building episode that raised the Rocky Mountains of western North America during the Late Cretaceous and Paleogene. Its crustal forces drove uplift and deformation in the Canadian Rockies.
Canadian Pacific Railway: A railway completed in 1885 that connected Canada across the continent. Its passage through the Rockies helped link British Columbia with the rest of Canada.
Banff Springs Hotel: A historic railway hotel opened in Banff, Alberta, in 1888. Railway-era resort development helped establish the Rockies as a destination.

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AlbertaBroader topic: Their mountain landscapes define Alberta’s western edge.