seismically active region
71Puebla — /pwe blah/, n. 1. a state in S central Mexico. 3,055,000; 13,124 sq. mi. (33,990 sq. km). 2. the capital of this state, in the N part. 516,000. * * * I State (pop., 2000: 5,076,686), southeast central Mexico. It covers an area of 13,090 sq mi (33 …
72Geography of Singapore — Singapore is a small, heavily urbanised, island city state in Southeast Asia, located at the southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore has a total land area of 778 km² and 193 km of coastline. It is …
73Coso Volcanic Field — A basaltic lava flow that is typical of the process that created the stepped terraces of Coso as it flowed across the landscape, producing a more or less flat surface eroding to a sheer front …
74Molucca Sea — Location of the Molucca Sea within Southeast Asia …
75Saint Lawrence rift system — The Saint Lawrence rift system is a seismically active zone paralleling the Saint Lawrence River. The rift system trends northeast and southwest and forms a half graben that links the Ottawa Bonnechere and the Saguenay grabens. The rift system… …
76Sunda Shelf — ▪ geological formation, Asia stable continental shelf, or platform, a southward extension of mainland Southeast Asia. Most of the platform is covered by shallow seas including the southern South China Sea, the Gulf of Thailand (Thailand,… …
77Charlevoix Seismic Zone — The Charlevoix Seismic Zone is a seismically active area in the Charlevoix region of northeastern Quebec, Canada. It is also known as the Charlevoix Kamouraska Seismic Zone because earthquakes occur in Kamouraska Country where the land expression …
78San Luis Obispo, California — Infobox Settlement official name = City of San Luis Obispo other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = City motto = imagesize = image caption = The city of San Luis Obispo looking east from the top of Bishop Peak. flag size = image | …
79Anderson Valley — is a sparsely populated region in western Mendocino County in northern California. Located approximately 100 miles (160 km) north of San Francisco, the name Anderson Valley applies broadly to several rural, unincorporated communities in or near… …
80Geography and climate of Singapore — The geography of Singapore is marked by a small, heavily urbanised, island city state in Southeast Asia, located at southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore has a total land area of 699 km² and 193 km of… …
