Geologic Provinces of the United States: Basin and Range Province |
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Death Valley National ParkPhoto by Richard Frear, NPS.View across the valley floor from Zabriskie Point. |
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Death Valley National ParkPhoto by Joel I. Mur, NPS.Looking down Death Valley toward Corkscrew Peak. |
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Death Valley National ParkPhoto by Marli Miller.Hanaupah fault scarp. This image shows the location of a fault that cuts like a knife across this alluvial fan. The mountain range is clearly uplifted relative to the valley floor. |
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