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- Basin_and_Range_Province abstract "The Basin and Range Province is a vast physiographic region defined by a unique topographic expression. Basin and range topography is characterized by abrupt changes in elevation, alternating between narrow faulted mountain chains and flat arid valleys or basins. The region covers much of the western United States, extends into northwestern Mexico and is mostly desert, with numerous ecoregions. The physiography of the province is the result of tectonic extension that began around 17 Ma (million years ago) in Early Miocene time.The numerous ranges within the Province in the United States are collectively referred to as the Great Basin Ranges, although many are not actually in the Great Basin. Major ranges include the Snake Range, the Panamint Range, the White Mountains, the Sandia Mountains, and the San Francisco Peaks.Depending on the various geographical definitions of the Province, the highest point of the Province is either Mount Whitney or Pico de Orizaba, both of which are located at the boundary of the Province and belong to other geologic regions as well. The highest point fully within the Province is White Mountain Peak in California, while the lowest point is the Badwater Basin in Death Valley at −279 feet (−85 m).Clarence Dutton famously compared the many narrow parallel mountain ranges that distinguish the unique topography of the Basin and Range to an "army of caterpillars marching toward Mexico", which is a helpful way to visualize the overall appearance of the region. The Basin and Range province should not be confused with The Great Basin, which is a sub-section of the greater Basin and Range physiographic region defined by its unique hydrological characteristics (internal drainage).".
- Basin_and_Range_Province biome List_of_North_American_deserts.
- Basin_and_Range_Province country Mexico.
- Basin_and_Range_Province country United_States.
- Basin_and_Range_Province location Western_United_States.
- Basin_and_Range_Province thumbnail Basin_range_province.jpg?width=300.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageID "246010".
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageLength "27283".
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageOutDegree "162".
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageRevisionID "683084991".
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Afar_Triple_Junction.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Badwater_Basin.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Baja_California_Peninsula.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Baja_Peninsula.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Barite.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Baryte.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Basin_and_range_topography.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Big_Bend_National_Park.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Boulder,_Colorado.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Breckenridge,_Colorado.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Bruneau-Jarbidge_caldera.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink California.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Basin_and_Range_Province.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cenozoic_rifts_and_grabens.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geography_of_Chihuahua_(state).
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geography_of_Sonora.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geography_of_Wyoming.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geologic_provinces_of_California.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geologic_provinces_of_Texas.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geologic_provinces_of_the_United_States.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geology_of_Arizona.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geology_of_Idaho.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geology_of_Mexico.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geology_of_New_Mexico.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geology_of_Oregon.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Geology_of_Utah.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Physiographic_provinces.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Physiographic_regions_of_Mexico.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Physiographic_regions_of_the_United_States.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Regions_of_Northern_Mexico.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Regions_of_the_Western_United_States.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Seismic_faults_of_the_United_States.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Category:Structural_geology.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Central_Colorado_volcanic_field.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Clarence_Dutton.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Colorado_Mineral_Belt.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Colorado_Plateau.
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- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Columbia_River_Basalt_Group.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Continental_crust.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Continental_margin.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Copper.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Crust_(geology).
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Davis_Mountains.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Death_Valley.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Desert.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Doña_Ana_Mountains.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink East_Pacific_Rise.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Ecoregion.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Ecoregions.
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- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Endorheic_basins.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Eocene.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Extension_(geology).
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Extensional_tectonics.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Farallon_Plate.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Fault_(geology).
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- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink File:Basin_and_Range_Province_Boundaries_and_Landmarks.jpg.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Geothermal_gradient.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Gibbonsville,_Idaho.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Gold.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Graben.
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- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_of_California.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Gunnison,_Colorado.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Heat_flow.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Heat_transfer.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Horst_(geology).
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Idaho_City,_Idaho.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Intermontane_Plateaus.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Isostasy.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Jemez_Lineament.
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- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink La_Garita_Caldera.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Laramide_orogeny.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Las_Cruces,_New_Mexico.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink List_of_North_American_deserts.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Lithosphere.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Lunar_Crater_National_Natural_Landmark.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Mantle_(geology).
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Marysvale_Volcanic_Field.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Marysvale_volcanic_field.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Metamorphic_core_complex.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Mexican_Plateau.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Mexico.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Mexico_City.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Mid-Tertiary_ignimbrite_flare-up.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Mid-ocean_ridge.
- Basin_and_Range_Province wikiPageWikiLink Miocene.