Coast Mountains

A range of western British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska extending about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) parallel to the Pacific coast. The mountains slope precipitously to the Pacific Ocean, where the shoreline is deeply indented by fjords. Mount Waddington, 4,019 m (13,186 ft), is the highest elevation in the range.

Coast Mountains

pl n (Placename) a mountain range in Canada, on the Pacific coast of British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Waddington, 4043 m (13 266 ft)

Coast′ Moun′tains

n.pl. a mountain range in W British Columbia, Canada: N continuation of the Cascade Range.

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Noun

Coast Mountains - a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower CaliforniaCoast RangeCascade Mountains, Cascade Range, Cascades - a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast RangeMount Hubbard, Hubbard - a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high)North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama

Coast Mountains

Coast Mountains,

range, W British Columbia and SE Alaska, extending c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) parallel to the Pacific coast, from the mountains of Alaska near the Yukon border to the Cascade Range near the Fraser River. Mt. Waddington (13,260 ft/4,042 m) is the highest peak. The geologically complex range, composed mainly of metamorphic rocks, slopes steeply to the Pacific Ocean, where the shoreline is deeply indented by fjords. The Coast Mts. have been heavily eroded by mountain glaciers; numerous rivers, including the Fraser, the Skeena, and the Stikine, have cut deep gorges across the range. The average annual precipitation of c.90 in. (230 cm) makes the region one of the wettest parts of Canada. Its slopes are heavily forested, and lumbering is important. In the Coast Mts. is Kemano, one of Canada's largest hydroelectric plants. The Coast Mts. are sometimes confused with the geologically distinct Coast RangesCoast Ranges,
series of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America, extending from SE Alaska to Baja California; from 2,000 to 20,000 ft (610–6,100 m) high. The ranges include the St. Elias Mts.
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Coast Mountains

Related to Coast Mountains: Saint Elias Mountains, Pacific Coast Ranges

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Synonyms for Coast Mountains

noun a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California

Synonyms

Coast Range

Related Words

Cascade Mountains
Cascade Range
Cascades
Mount Hubbard
Hubbard
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