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Denali Fault
Major intercontinental dextral strike-slip fault in North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Denali Fault is a major intracontinental dextral (right lateral) strike-slip fault in western North America, extending from northwestern British Columbia, Canada to the central region of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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Denali Fault | |
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Etymology | Denali (mountain) |
Location | British Columbia, Canada and Alaska, USA |
Coordinates | 63.4902°N 148.1257°W / 63.4902; -148.1257 |
Tectonics | |
Plate | North American Plate |
Earthquakes | 2002 Denali earthquake |
Type | strike-slip fault |
Movement | dextral |
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