List of physiogeographic regions of British Columbia facts for kids
The following list comprises the physiogeographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia as defined by S.S. Holland in Bulletin 48 of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources' Landforms of British Columbia.
Western Cordillera (Canadian Cordillera)
Western System
Outer Mountain Area
- Saint Elias Mountains
- Fairweather Range
- Duke Depression
- Alsek Ranges
- Icefield Ranges
- Insular Mountains
- Queen Charlotte Mountains
- Skidegate Plateau
- Queen Charlotte Ranges
- Vancouver Island Mountains
- Vancouver Island Ranges
- Alberni Basin
- Estevan Lowland (aka Estevan Strandflat)
- Queen Charlotte Mountains
Coastal Trough
- Hecate Depression
- Queen Charlotte Lowland
- Argonaut Plain
- Nahwitti Lowland
- Suquash Basin
- Hecate Lowland
- Milbanke Strandflat
- Queen Charlotte Lowland
- Georgia Depression
- Georgia Lowland
- Fraser Lowland
- Nanaimo Lowland
- Georgia Lowland
Coast Mountain Area
- Coast Mountains
- Boundary Ranges
- Kitimat Ranges
- Fiord Ranges - Geophysical Survey of Canada designation for the Kitimat Ranges, plus the lower portion of the Pacific Ranges between the icefield-massifs at the core of the range and the coast. The latter are sometimes labelled the Front Ranges on some topographic maps but are not in evidence on modern versions.
- Pacific Ranges
- Cascade Mountains
- Coquihalla Range
- Skagit Range
- Hozameen Range
- Okanagan Range
Interior System
Northern Plateau and Mountain Area
- Yukon Plateau
- Liard Plain
Central Plateau and Mountain Area (Interior Mountains)
- Stikine Plateau
- Tahltan Highland
- Taku Plateau
- Kawdy Plateau
- Atsutla Range
- Nahlin Plateau
- Tanzilla Plateau
- Klastline Plateau
- Spatsizi Plateau
- Skeena Mountains
- Kippan Range
- Tatlatui Range
- Eaglenest Range
- Sicintine Range
- Slamgeesh Range
- Nass Basin (Nass Depression)
- Hazelton Mountains
- Nass Ranges
- Kispiox Range
- Bulkley Ranges
- Tahtsa Ranges
- Cassiar Mountains
- Dease Plateau
- Horseranch Range
- Stikine Ranges
- Kechika Ranges
- Sifton Ranges
- Dease Plateau
- Omineca Mountains
- Swannell Ranges
- Finlay Ranges
- Hogem Ranges
Rocky Mountain Trench
Southern Plateau and Mountain Area
- Interior Plateau
- Fraser Basin
- Nechako Plain
- Nechako Plateau
- Fraser Plateau
- Thompson Plateau
- Quesnel Highland
- Shuswap Highland
- Okanagan Highland
- Fraser Basin
- Columbia Mountains
- Cariboo Mountains
- Monashee Mountains
- Selkirk Mountains
- Purcell Mountains
Eastern System
Mackenzie Mountain Area
- Liard Plateau
Rocky Mountain Area
- Rocky Mountains
- Border Ranges
- Galton Range
- MacDonald Range
- Clarke Range
- Continental Ranges
- Hart Ranges
- Muskwa Ranges
- Rabbit Platuea
- Border Ranges
- Rocky Mountain Foothills
Interior Plains
Alberta Plateau
Fort Nelson Lowland
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