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Plate Tectonics Photos
May 9, 2008 | National Geographic

Learn about plate tectonics with this slideshow of photos from around the world. Some of the areas featured include: the East African Rift Valley, Thingvellir National Park in Iceland, the San Andreas Fault, the Sheep Mountain anticline, Monument Upwarp in Utah, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, Adi Caieh in Eritrea, and more.


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