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愛達荷的自然奇景
峽谷是指狹窄及兩邊陡峭的山谷。而愛達荷境內有北美洲最深的峽谷，您知道這個峽谷嗎？
愛達荷因其自然美景及高低起伏的風景而聞名。州內的索圖斯嶺(Sawtooth
Mountains)是洛磯山脈(Rocky
Mountains)的一部分，而這些山脈內的好幾個山峰都超過海拔高度10,000英尺。愛達荷境內的另一個自然奇景是蛇河(Snake
River)，這條河的弧度極大並在流經的區域劃下了廣大的溪谷。
蛇河也在地表刻出峽谷，如：北美洲最深的峽谷，深約7,900英尺的地嶽谷(Hell's
Canyon)。愛達荷境內高低不平的大地上，住有各式各樣的野生生物，如：駝鹿、大角羊、山羊、北美麋、黑熊、美洲獅及羚羊。而體型較小的動物則包括了海狸、河獺、紅尾鷹、金鷹及禿鷹。您知道地嶽谷的名字由來嗎？
假如您以為這個名字是用來形容它那深不見底的深度，那麼您就猜錯了；這個名字源自於一件事實，所有航行在蛇河的船隻都有機會經歷一場刺激的大冒險!
A gorge is a narrow, steep-walled canyon. And the deepest gorge in North America is in Idaho. Do you know about it?
Idaho is well known for its natural beauty and rugged landscape. The state's Sawtooth Mountains are a part of the Rocky Mountains, and several peaks in these mountains exceed an elevation of 10,000 feet. Another of Idaho's natural wonders is the Snake River. This river flows in a great arc and has created extensive valleys throughout its run.
The Snake River has also made gorges, such as Hell's Canyon, which, at 7,900 feet, is North America's deepest gorge. Various wildlife inhabit the rugged landscape of Idaho, including elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, moose, black bear, cougar, and antelope. Smaller animals include beaver, river otter, red-tailed hawks, and golden and bald eagles. Do you know how the canyon got its name?
If you guessed that the name refers to the canyon's depth, you were wrong. The name comes from the fact that a wild journey is in store for any boat that travels the river!
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