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Textbook 4.2: Still More Plate Tectonics, The Rocky Mountains | GEOSC 10: Geology of the National Parks
![So, why ARE the Rocky Mountains in the middle of the continent? The Canadian Rockies are close to the plate boundary But in the U.S., the Rocky Mountain. - ppt download So, why ARE the Rocky Mountains in the middle of the continent? The Canadian Rockies are close to the plate boundary But in the U.S., the Rocky Mountain. - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/42/11532000/slides/slide_2.jpg)
So, why ARE the Rocky Mountains in the middle of the continent? The Canadian Rockies are close to the plate boundary But in the U.S., the Rocky Mountain. - ppt download
![New model shows southern and central Rocky Mountains were formed differently than originally thought New model shows southern and central Rocky Mountains were formed differently than originally thought](https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2019/1-newmodelshow.jpg)
New model shows southern and central Rocky Mountains were formed differently than originally thought
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Textbook 4.2: Still More Plate Tectonics, The Rocky Mountains | GEOSC 10: Geology of the National Parks
What forces made the Rocky Mountains? I know about the tectonic plates on the west coast and how they move, but if that is the edge of the plates, then what were
![So, why ARE the Rocky Mountains in the middle of the continent? The Canadian Rockies are close to the plate boundary But in the U.S., the Rocky Mountain. - ppt download So, why ARE the Rocky Mountains in the middle of the continent? The Canadian Rockies are close to the plate boundary But in the U.S., the Rocky Mountain. - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/42/11532000/slides/slide_4.jpg)