Cordilleras in Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Feb 6, 2006 · A cordillera is a major system of often parallel mountain ranges that includes the intervening plateaus, valleys and plains. In Canada, two cordilleras exist: the Western Cordillera and …
Pacific Cordillera (Canada) - Wikipedia
The Pacific Cordillera, also known as the Western Cordillera or simply The Cordillera, is a top-level physiographic region of Canada, referring mainly to the extensive cordillera system in Western and …
Cordillera - Regions of Canada
A "cordillera" is a chain of mountains, and there are many different chains of mountains in Canada's Cordillera region. In between the mountains there are fertile valleys, lakes and rolling hills.
Canadian Cordillera - uOttawa Geophysics
Nov 20, 2023 · The Canadian Cordillera is a large, elevated and deformed landmass in western Canada created and shaped by the forces of plate tectonics. Our group uses seismic data to produce images …
Chapter 2 - Cordilleran Tectonics | Alberta Geological Survey
These relations characterize a distinct tectonic regime of right-lateral transpression that dominated the evolution of the Canadian Cordillera and the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in Late Cretaceous …
The Canadian Cordillera - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Oct 30, 2023 · The Canadian Cordillera are a series of mountains that run throughout British Columbia, Yukon, The Northwestern Territories, Alberta, and Alaska. This chain of mountains is only one part of …
en will discuss the far-reaching implications this has for Cordilleran orogenesis and plate tectonics in general. First, I will review linkages established by many workers over nearly five decades that show …
The Canadian Cordillera comprises a geologically complex mountainous region composed of five major tectonic belts that extends for more than 1500 kilometres through British Columbia and Yukon Territory.
Martyn Unsworth's research - Canadian Cordillera
The Canadian Cordillera is an active plate boundary with a long geological history. Continued subduction has led to the growth of the North American continent through terrane accretion. The …
Below, we first note the nature and expansion of the earth-science knowledge base for the Canadian Cordillera, then provide a simple geological overview, and explore the influence exerted by...