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Under the view that the Rocky Mountains form one continuous system reaching Alaska, through which country does the range pass between the US and the Brooks Range?
Answer
Canada
Geologists tracing an unbroken Rocky Mountain system follow the range north through Canada's Mackenzie Mountains before it connects to Alaska's Brooks Range.
💡 Did you know?
The Rocky Mountains don't technically end—geologists now classify them as continuous through Canada into the Brooks Range in Alaska, not separate ranges.
Other options people guess
- Mexico
- Russia
- Greenland
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