The Western Cordillera is found standing along the western edge of the continent. Made of ranges and ranges of mountains separated by occasional plateaus and valleys. Many provinces found in this region are British Columbia, Yukon Territories, Southwest Alberta, and parts of Northwest Territories. The mountain ranges found here are not as old as the other regions, as they are not yet rounded hills. These mountains occurred when the North American and Pacific plates collided, that spans approximately 680 kilometers wide. The Pacific plate wedge itself under the North American plate, causing folding, faulting and volcanic activity. The mountains here run north and south forcing transportation east to west, because there are only few gaps and
