Canadian Rockies
Proper noun
Meaning
the Canadian Rockies
The Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains, located in British Columbia and Alberta.
Examples
Brave pioneers trekked through unknown parts of the Canadian Rockies a century ago to take photographs of the region and build the area's first topographical maps.
Collection" at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff this October.
For the Canadian Rockies, the mountain building is analogous to a rug being pushed on a hardwood floor: the rug bunches up and forms wrinkles (mountains).
In the Canadian Rockies you could choose to stop at the Columbia Icefield and choose a fun ride across this mass of glacial ice - Or, take a walk on the Glacier Skywalk to experience the breath-taking views from the glass-floored platform.
The Canadian Rockies by Train".
The Columbia and the Fraser Rivers have their headwaters in the Canadian Rockies and are the second and third largest rivers respectively to drain to the west coast of North America.