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Pacific mountain system
Coast Mountains along the Torres Channel, an arm of Atlin Lake, northwestern British Columbia, Canada.
The Klamath Mountains serve as an east-west cross-connection within the Pacific mountain system of North America.
Physiographically, the Pacific mountain system is arranged in the shape of an elongated "H." The western side of this formation consists of the various coastal ranges, while the eastern side is composed of the Canadian Coast Mountains, the Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada. The Klamath Mountains function as the central bridge that links these two north-south chains, effectively forming the crossbar of the "H" structure.1