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Rocky Mountains 也作 Rock·ies AHD[rŏkʹēz] D.J.[ˈrɒkiːz]K.K.[ˈrɑkiz]NONE（无词性）- A major mountain system of western North America extending more than 4,827 km (3,000 mi) from northwest Alaska to the Mexican border. The system includes numerous ranges and forms the Continental Divide. Its highest elevation is Mount Elbert, 4,402.1 m (14,433 ft), in central Colorado. In Canada the Rockies rise to 3,956.5 m (12,972 ft) at Mount Robson in eastern British Columbia. Sections of the mountains were explored in early times by Coronado, Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, and Simon Fraser.落基山脉：北美洲西部从美国阿拉斯加州西北部延伸4,827公里(3,000英里）至墨西哥边境的主要山系。它包括众多的山脉且形成北美洲大陆的分水岭。其最高峰是位于科罗拉多州中部海拔4,402.1米(14,433英尺）的埃尔伯特峰。它在加拿大境内在不列颠哥伦比亚省东部罗布森海拔3,956.5米(12,972英尺）。早期的探险家科罗纳多、刘易斯和克拉克、泽布伦·派克、亚历山大·麦肯齐爵士及西蒙·弗雷泽曾在该山脉的一些山段探险
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