Owens Valley

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Owens Valley: alkali flat

Large, layered lenticular cloud stretches above the landscape of Owens Valley, southeastern California, with scrub vegetation in the foreground.

Owens Valley

valley, California, United States

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…such as Death Valley and Owens Valley in California, are small rift valleys that were formed during the last few million years. This phase of the crustal extension continues even today, with such basins becoming deeper and the surrounding ranges increasing in height. This condition is readily discernible in the…
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…such as Death Valley and Owens Valley in California, are small rift valleys that were formed during the last few million years. This phase of the crustal extension continues even today, with such basins becoming deeper and the surrounding ranges increasing in height. This condition is readily discernible in the…
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