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Summary
Sometimes a terrane crashes in and clogs the subduction zone. A new subduction zone develops farther west. The Cascadia Subduction Zone is just the latest of several subduction zones that developed in the western United States over the past 200 million years.
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plate tectonics
geology
geologic resources division
pacific northwest
cross section illustration
subduction zone
cascadia subduction zone
terrane crashes
million years
national parks gallery
ultra high resolution
high resolution
Date
2019
Source
National Parks Gallery
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication