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 | | The state ranks fourth in size (~145,000 square miles) but has a relatively low population (with only six states having fewer people) and consequently a very low population density. |
 | | Between the Bitterroot Mountains and the Rocky Mountain Front are many parallel valleys (Gallatin Valley, Big Hole Valley, Bitterroot Valley, Flathead Valley), separated by spur ranges. |
 | | East of the main range of the Rocky Mountains, is a high tableland with several isolated 'island ranges.' Farther east of this transition zone are the Great Plains, with rolling tablelands and rough badlands which extend into the Dakotas, Saskatchewan and Wyoming. |
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