Rocky Mountains

…He trained hundreds of geographers, and both of his sons became famous geographers. The Rocky Mountains were his lifelong research subject, and even after publishing his classic book, Rocky Mountains, in 1945, he continued his research until his death. He also traveled around the world for half a century, wrote many textbooks on world geography and America in the international community, and contributed to the popularization of modern geography. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Rocky Mountains" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…数百名の地理学者を育て，息子2人とも著名な地理学者になっている。ロッキー山脈が生涯の研究の場で，45年名著《Rocky Mountains》を刊行後も死ぬまで研究を続けた。他方，半世紀にわたり世界各地を巡検し，世界地誌，国際社会におけるアメリカを扱い，多数の教科書を編さん，近代地理学の普及に貢献した。…

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