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View looking southeast along the surface trace of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, north of Wallace Creek. Elkhorn Rd. meets the fault near the top of the photo....
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View of the San Andreas Fault
View looking southeast along the surface trace of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, north of Wallace Creek. Elkhorn Rd. meets the fault near the top of the photo....
Location: Wallace Creek, CA, USA
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Closeup shot of the same area above. The cross-cutting feature is a road cut going through the fault....
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Closeup of the San Andreas Fault
Closeup shot of the same area above. The cross-cutting feature is a road cut going through the fault....
Location: Wallace Creek, CA, USA
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Full view of the ground with the San Andreas fault running through the middle of the image. A 30 foot steam offset from the 1857 earthquake can be seen near the right edge of the image....
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Full View of the San Andreas Fault
Full view of the ground with the San Andreas fault running through the middle of the image. A 30 foot steam offset from the 1857 earthquake can be seen near the right edge of the image....
Location: Wallace Creek, CA, USA
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Photo showing the kite that is suspending the camera over the San Andreas Fault....
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The Kite Suspending the Camera
Photo showing the kite that is suspending the camera over the San Andreas Fault....
Location: Wallace Creek, CA, USA
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Landslide debris on the west fork of the Gakona Glacier. Note helicopter on right for scale! View to east....
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Ground Photo of the Fault
Landslide debris on the west fork of the Gakona Glacier. Note helicopter on right for scale! View to east....
Location: AK, USA
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View of Denali fault trace in Chistochina River valley....
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Denali Fault: Chistochina River Valley
View of Denali fault trace in Chistochina River valley....
Location: AK, USA
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Bone Creek, 5.5 meter offset measured here. The fault trace runs along the sharp bank edge at the right of the photo, from the bottom center toward the upper right....
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Denali Fault: Creek Offset
Bone Creek, 5.5 meter offset measured here. The fault trace runs along the sharp bank edge at the right of the photo, from the bottom center toward the upper right....
Location: AK, USA
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At pass west of Delta River. Here there was roughly 5 m of offset. Note the push up in the background. There is permafrost at the bottom of the cracks....
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Denali Fault
At pass west of Delta River. Here there was roughly 5 m of offset. Note the push up in the background. There is permafrost at the bottom of the cracks....
Location: AK, USA
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View eastward along Black Rapids Galcier. The Denali fault follows the trace of the glacier. These very large rockslides went a mile across the glacier on the right side. Investigations of the headwall of the middle landslide indicate a volume at least as large as that which fell, has dropped a mete...
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Denali Fault: Black Rapids Glacier
View eastward along Black Rapids Galcier. The Denali fault follows the trace of the glacier. These very large rockslides went a mile across the glacier on the right side. Investigations of the headwall of the middle landslide indicate a volume at least as large as that which fell, has dropped a mete...
Location: AK, USA
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Trace of Denali fault along north margin of Canwell Glacier....
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Denali Fault: Canwell Glacier
Trace of Denali fault along north margin of Canwell Glacier....
Location: AK, USA
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View westward up Black Rapids Glacier at large landslides....
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Denali Fault: Black Rapids Glacier
View westward up Black Rapids Glacier at large landslides....
Location: AK, USA
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View westward up Black Rapids Glacier at large landslides....
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Denali Fault: Black Rapids Glacier
View westward up Black Rapids Glacier at large landslides....
Location: AK, USA
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View westward up Black Rapids Glacier at large landslides....
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Denali Fault: Black Rapids Glacier
View westward up Black Rapids Glacier at large landslides....
Location: AK, USA
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View west over pass between Canwell and Chistochina Glaciers. Two fault traces here may indicate the glacier ice is influencing the fault trace....
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Denali Fault: Canwell/Chistochina Glaciers
View west over pass between Canwell and Chistochina Glaciers. Two fault traces here may indicate the glacier ice is influencing the fault trace....
Location: AK, USA
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West fork of Chistochina Glacier. Denali fault trace here is parallel to the moraine, indicating that the structure of the glacier ice is influencing the surface trace of the fault....
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Denali Fault: Chistochina Glacier
West fork of Chistochina Glacier. Denali fault trace here is parallel to the moraine, indicating that the structure of the glacier ice is influencing the surface trace of the fault....
Location: AK, USA
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