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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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Formation Origin
The three-dimensional distribution of rock units shaped by their deformational history. 1
United States
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Alexander Archipelago

United States

Amador Valley

United States

Avra Valley

United States

Bitter Spring Valley

United States

Blue Ridge Mountains

United States

Boston Hollow

United States

Canadian Shield

United States

Coachella Valley

United States

Crescenta Valley

United States

Curlew Valley

United States

Cuyama Valley

United States

Death Valley

United States

Denali Fault

United States

Eagle Valley (Nevada)

United States

Eureka Valley (Inyo County)

United States

Fish Lake Valley

United States

Fort Valley (Virginia)

United States

Goose Lake Valley

United States

Great Appalachian Valley

United States

Hogback

United States

Imperial Valley

United States

Indian Wells Valley

United States

Ivanpah Valley

United States

Jackson Hole

United States

Jornada del Muerto

United States

Laurentia

United States

Lewis Overthrust

United States

Mariana Trench

United States

Meteor Crater

United States

Owens Valley

United States

Pahranagat Valley

United States

Panamint Valley

United States

Pico Bolivar

United States

Pico Bonpland

United States

Piedmont Mountains

United States

Rio Grande Rift

United States

Rocky Mountain Trench

United States

Sacramento Valley

United States

Salt Lake Valley

United States

San Andreas Fault, Carrizo Plain

United States

San Bernardino Valley

United States

San Gabriel Valley

United States

San Luis Valley

United States

San Rafael Swell

United States

San Simon Valley

United States

Santa Clara Valley

United States

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

United States

Sierra Nevada del Cocuy

United States

South Park (Park County, Colorado)

United States

Superior Craton

United States

Tennessee Valley

United States

Trans-Hudson Orogen

United States

Utah Valley

United States

Wasatch Fault

United States

Waterpocket Fold

United States

Wrangellia Terrane

United States

Wyoming Craton

United States

Wyoming Valley

United States
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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