north america:北美北美洲 详图:
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Grand Canyon |
[the S](美国亚利桑那州北部科 |
The longest gorge in the world (220?mi); the Colorado River flows through it.
世界上最长的峡谷(220?科罗拉多河流经。 |
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Gulf of California |
加利福尼亚湾 |
Separates the Baja California peninsula from the continent... ocean trenches and ridges examples of shorelines common coastal features
把下加利福尼亚半岛和大陆分开。海沟和山脊海岸线常见海岸特征的例子 |
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Gulf of Mexico |
墨西哥湾 |
Part of the Atlantic located between the U.S., Mexico and Cuba... ocean trenches and ridges examples of shorelines common coastal features
大西洋的一部分,位于美国、墨西哥和古巴之间。海沟和海脊海岸线的例子常见的海岸特征 |
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Yucatan Peninsula |
尤卡坦半岛 |
Vast plateau characterized by aridity in the northwest and abundant precipitation in the south, where a dense forest grows.
辽阔的高原,西北干旱,南部降水丰富,森林茂密。 |
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Isthmus of Panama |
巴拿马地峡 |
Cut by a canal with locks that is 50?mi long. The Panama Canal opened in 1914 allowing maritime traffic to travel between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
被一条有50把锁的运河切断?米龙。巴拿马运河于1914年开通,允许海上交通往来于加勒比海和太平洋之间 |
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West Indies |
西印度洋群岛 |
Archipelago that includes more than 700 islands, including the Greater Antilles in the north (Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico) and the Lesser Antilles in the east... Caribbean Islands
包括700多个岛屿的群岛,包括北部的大安的列斯群岛(古巴、海地、牙买加、波多黎各)和东部的小安的列斯 |
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Mississippi River |
密西西比河 |
The Mississippi (2,350?mi) drainage basin covers the entire area between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians... watercourse
密西西比河(2350?mi)流域覆盖落基山脉和阿巴拉契亚山脉之间的整个区域。河道 |
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Appalachian Mountains |
阿巴拉契亚山脉 |
Old massif extending over 1,200?mi from the Canadian border to Alabama; its highest peak is Mount Mitchell (6,684?feet)... mountain
老地块延伸超过1200?从加拿大边境到阿拉巴马州的米;最高的山峰是米切尔山(6684?脚)。山 |
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Saint Lawrence River |
圣劳伦斯河 |
River (over 680?mi) that drains southeastern Canada and empties into the Atlantic Ocean... watercourse
河(超过680?(mi)从加拿大东南部排水并流入大西洋的水道。 |
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Newfoundland Island |
纽芬兰岛 |
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Great Lakes |
北美五大湖 |
These five lakes constitute the world’s largest reserve of fresh surface water (95,000?mi2)... lake examples of shorelines common coastal features
这五个湖泊构成了世界上最大的地表淡水储备(95000?Mi2).湖滨线示例常见海岸特征 |
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Aleutian Islands |
Aleutians |
Archipelago that is an extension of Alaska; it is composed of 150 islands and islets stretching over more than 1,000?mi.
群岛是阿拉斯加的延伸;由150个岛屿和1000多个小岛组成?惯性矩。 |
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Gulf of Alaska |
阿拉斯加湾 |
Northeast part of the Pacific Ocean, bordering Alaska... ocean trenches and ridges examples of shorelines common coastal features
太平洋东北部,与阿拉斯加接壤。海沟和海脊海岸线常见海岸特征示例 |
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Greenland |
格陵兰岛(丹麦岛屿) |
Second largest island in the world (over 770,000?mi2) after Australia.
世界第二大岛(超过77万?在澳大利亚之后。 |
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Baffin Island |
巴芬岛 |
Island in the Arctic Archipelago; the Baffin Sea separates it from Greenland.
北极群岛中的一个岛屿;巴芬海把它和格陵兰岛隔开。 |
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Hudson Bay |
哈得逊湾 |
Vast gulf that opens onto the Atlantic Ocean through the Hudson Strait; the bay is frozen seven months a year.
一个巨大的海湾,通过哈德逊海峡与大西洋相连;这个海湾每年结冰七个月。 |
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Mackenzie River |
麦肯齐河 |
Canada’s longest river (2,635?mi)... watercourse
加拿大最长的河流(2635?mi).河道 |
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Beaufort Sea |
波弗特海 |
Part of the Arctic Ocean between Alaska and the Arctic Archipelago... common coastal features examples of shorelines ocean trenches and ridges
北冰洋的一部分,位于阿拉斯加和北冰洋群岛之间。海岸线的共同特征海岸线海沟和海脊 |
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Bering Strait |
白令海峡 |
Some 62?mi wide, it connects the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean.
62岁左右?它连接太平洋和北冰洋。 |
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Rocky Mountains |
落基山脉 |
Eastern margin of the western cordilleras, extending from Alaska to Mexico... mountain
科迪勒拉斯西部的东部边缘,从阿拉斯加延伸到墨西哥。山 |