Aerial photograph of south-western Arizona, USA. This area, in the Basin and Range Province, is characterised by steep, elongated mountain ranges betw

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Aerial photograph of south-western Arizona, USA. This area, in the Basin and Range Province, is characterised by steep, elongated mountain ranges between large flat deserts. The area was created around 20 million years ago as a result of crustal extension of the North American tectonic plate.

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Photo credit: © GUSTOIMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, aerial, america, american, arizona, basin, crustal, desert, extension, geographical, geography, geological, geology, monochrome, mountain, mountains, north, province, range, states, united, usa, view