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Where groups geological formations by the place each one actually is. The Grand Canyon, Wikipedia notes, "is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide" and lies in Arizona, United States. Browsing by location lets a visitor see every formation standing in one part of the world.

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A structural basin is a large-scale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping (folding) of previously flat-lying strata into a syncline fold. 1
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1. Wikipedia: Structural basin
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A structural basin is a large-scale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping (folding) of previously flat-lying strata into a syncline fold.
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