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1Coast Ranges — [ kəʊst reɪndʒɪz], die parallel zur Pazifikküste verlaufenden Gebirgsketten in den USA, als jüngster Bestandteil der Kordilleren seit dem Tertiär gehoben; Bruchlinien (San Andreas Fault) sind noch heute aktiv. Die bis 2 744 m hohen Coast Ranges …
2fault — /fawlt/, n. 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one s character. 2. responsibility for failure or a wrongful act: It is my fault that we have not finished. 3. an error or mistake: a fault in addition. 4.… …
3Coast Range Arc — Image of the Pacific Northwest. Red indicates the inferred boundaries of the Coast Range Arc. The Coast Range Arc was a large volcanic arc system, extending from northern Washington through British Columbia and the Alaska Panhandle to… …
4fault — 01. I don t care whose [fault] it was; I just want somebody to clean up this mess! 02. It s not my [fault] that Pamela didn t come to the party; I tried to convince her to come, but she was in a bad mood. 03. You need to overlook your spouse s… …
5Coast Range Geomorphic Province — The Coast Range Geomorphic Province is a portion of coastal California, United States. This orogen geomorphic province constitutes a barrier between the Pacific Ocean and the San Joaquin Valley which trends northwest from Point Conception to the… …
6Hayward Fault Zone — The Hayward Fault Zone is a geologic fault zone capable of generating significantly destructive earthquakes. About 60 kilometers long, it lies mainly along the western base of the hills on the east side of San Francisco Bay. It runs through… …
7Transform fault — (the red lines) A transform fault or transform boundary, also known as conservative plate boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere, is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral …
8Michoud fault — The Michoud fault is a geological fault that runs through eastern New Orleans. [1] The Michoud fault is the subject of extensive scientific inquiry into why Louisiana is losing vast tracts of land …
9San Andreas Fault — The San Andreas Fault is a geologic transform fault that runs a length of roughly 800 miles (1,300 km) through California in the United States. The fault s motion is right lateral strike slip (horizontal motion). It forms the tectonic boundary… …
10North Island Fault System — Major active fault zones of New Zealand showing variation in displacement vector of Pacific Plate relative to Australian Plate along the boundary …
