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91Geology of the Yosemite area — The exposed geology of the Yosemite area includes primarily granitic rocks with some older metamorphic rock. The first rocks were laid down in Precambrian times, when the area around Yosemite National Park was on the edge of a very young North… …
92Geology of the Capitol Reef area — [ Waterpocket Fold is the major geographic feature in the area of the park. This view is from above Capitol Reef Scenic Drive looking back at the west face of the broken and eroded fold.] The exposed geology of the Capitol Reef area presents a… …
93Magmatic underplating — Description Magmatic underplating occurs when basaltic magmas are trapped at the Mohorovičić discontinuity, within the crust, or even in crust mantle transition zones. Large amounts of magma reach the surface via volcanoes, but there are times… …
94GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …
95Death Valley National Park — IUCN Category II (National Park) …
96Yosemite National Park — Infobox Protected area name = Yosemite National Park iucn category = Ib caption = locator x = 20 locator y = 84 location = Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera Counties, California, USA nearest city = Mariposa lat degrees = 37 lat minutes = 50 lat seconds …
97Geography of Tibet — This article concerns the geography of Historic Tibet, which includes, but is not the same as the present day Tibet Autonomous Region. For the non political geographical region, see Tibetan Plateau. Yamdrok tso. The geography of Tibet consists of …
98Chuska Mountains — The Chuska Mountains are an elongate range on the Colorado Plateau and within the Navajo Nation. The range is about 80 by 15 km (50 by 10 miles), and it trends north northwest and is crossed by the state line between Arizona and New Mexico.… …
99Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… …
100Red Hot Chili Peppers — Les Red Hot Chili Peppers lors du Pinkpop Festival 2006. Surnom Red Hot / RHCP Pays d’origine …
