Basin and Range Province
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The Basin and Range Province is a vast physiographic region covering much of the inland Western United States and northwestern Mexico. It is defined by unique basin and range topography, characterized
NASA satellite photo of typical Basin and Range topography across central Nevada
Snake Range
San Andreas Fault
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The San Andreas Fault is a continental right-lateral strike-slip transform fault that extends roughly 750 mi through the U.S. state of California. It forms part of the tectonic boundary between the Pa
The fault (right) and the Carrizo Plain (left)
Arrows show relative motion of the North American plate (southeastward) and the Pacific plate (northwestward)
Aerial photo of the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain
The Vasquez Rocks in Agua Dulce, California are evidence of the San Andreas Fault and part of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail.