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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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The three-dimensional distribution of rock units shaped by their deformational history. 1
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Afghanistan

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Africa

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Algeria

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Andorra

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Antarctica

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Argentina

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Australia

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Austria

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Belarus

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Bolivia

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Botswana

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Brazil

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Bulgaria

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Burundi

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Canada

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Caribbean Sea

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Central African Republic

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Chile

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China

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Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Czechia

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Djibouti

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Dominican Republic

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Egypt

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Eritrea

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Eswatini

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Ethiopia

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Finland

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Greenland

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Guyana

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Haiti

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Horn of Africa

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Hungary

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Iceland

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India

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Indonesia

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Iran

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Iraq

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Israel

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Italy

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Jamaica

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Japan

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Jordan

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Jordan River

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Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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Lebanon

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Malawi

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Mauritania

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Mexico

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Mongolia

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Morocco

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Mozambique

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Myanmar

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Namibia

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Nepal

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New Zealand

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North Korea

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Norway

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Oman

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Pakistan

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Palestine

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Panama

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Papua New Guinea

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Peru

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Philippines

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Poland

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Portugal

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Republic of the Congo

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Romania

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Russia

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Rwanda

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Saudi Arabia

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Scotland

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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South Africa

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South Korea

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South Sudan

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The Southern Ocean

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Spain

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Suriname

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Svalbard

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Syria

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Taiwan

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Tajikistan

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Tanzania

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Uganda

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Ukraine

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United Arab Emirates

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Uruguay

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Uzbekistan

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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Yemen

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Structural geology
WikipediaStructural geology, lead section
Quote, Structural geology, lead section
Structural geology is the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories.
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