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Intermountain Region : ウィキペディア英語版 | Intermountain West
The Intermountain West, or Intermountain Region, is a geographic and geological region of the Western United States. It is located between the Rocky Mountains on the east and the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada on the west. == Topography == The Intermountain West has a basin and range and plateau topography. Some of the region's rivers reach the Pacific Ocean, such as the Columbia River and Colorado River. Other regional rivers and streams are in endorheic basins and cannot reach the sea, such as the Walker River and Owens River. These flow into brackish or seasonally dry lakes or desert sinks.
Portions of this region include: * Basin and Range Province * Colorado Plateau * Great Basin * Intermontane Plateaus
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