Denali Fault — noun a major open geological fault in Alaska • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fault, ↑faulting, ↑geological fault, ↑shift, ↑fracture, ↑break • Part Holonyms: ↑Alaska, ↑Last Frontier, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Denali National Park — noun a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault • Instance Hypernyms: ↑national park • Part Holonyms: ↑Alaska, ↑Last Frontier, ↑AK * * * /deuh nah lee/ a national park in… … Useful english dictionary
2002 Denali earthquake — east of the October 23 foreshock. The rupture then jumped to the main Denali fault strand propagating for a further convert|220|km|mi|0 before jumping again onto the Totschunda fault and rupturing another convert|70|km|mi|0 of fault plane. The… … Wikipedia
Marianna Fault — Location of Marianna The Marianna Fault is a fault located near Marianna, Arkansas. The discovery was first announced by seismologists on January 21, 2009. It is not part of the more famous nearby New Madrid Seismic Zone … Wikipedia
Clarendon-Linden fault system — Location of the Clarendon Linden fault system in western New York The Clarendon Linden fault system is a major series of fault lines in western New York state, in the United States. It extends through Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, and into Allegany… … Wikipedia
geological fault — noun (geology) a crack in the earth s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other they built it right over a geological fault he studied the faulting of the earth s crust • Syn: ↑fault, ↑faulting, ↑shift, ↑fracture … Useful english dictionary
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province — NCVP … Wikipedia
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
Supershear earthquake — A supershear earthquake is an earthquake in which the propagation of the rupture along the fault surface occurs at speeds in excess of the seismic shear wave velocity. This causes a form of sonic boom to occur [ [http://news… … Wikipedia
mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… … Universalium