Brooks, cordillera de

Brooks, cordillera de
Cordillera, en el norte de Alaska en EE.UU. Se extiende por 1.

000 km (600 mi) aprox. desde el estrecho de Kotzebue hasta la frontera con Canadá. Su cumbre más alta es el monte Isto, a 2.670 m (9.060 pies). Al formar parte del extremo norte de las montañas Rocosas, se encuentra dentro del parque nacional Gates of the Arctic. En la bahía de Prudhoe se descubrieron enormes reservas de petróleo. En el paso de Atigon cruza esta cordillera el oleoducto de Alaska.

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