Columbia Plateau - Columbia Plateau

Japanese: コロンビア高原 - ころんびあこうげん(英語表記)Columbia Plateau
Columbia Plateau - Columbia Plateau

A plateau in the northwestern United States. It spreads across the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It is bounded by the Cascade Range to the west and the Bitterroot Range, a branch of the Rocky Mountains, to the east, and is carved by the Columbia River and the Snake River. It is 500 to 1500 meters above sea level. It is a lava plateau made of basalt from the Tertiary Period of the Cenozoic Era. It has a predominantly steppe landscape. Agriculture is practiced in the lowlands along the rivers.

[Tsurumi Eisaku]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国北西部の高原。ワシントン州、オレゴン州、アイダホ州にまたがって広がる。西側はカスケード山脈、東側はロッキー山脈の支脈であるビタールート山脈に囲まれ、コロンビア川とスネーク川に刻まれる。標高500~1500メートル。新生代第三紀の玄武岩による溶岩台地である。ステップ景観の卓越を呈している。河川に沿う低地では農業が営まれる。

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