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Modoc Plateau
__NOTOC__ The Modoc Plateau lies in the northeast corner of California as well as parts of Oregon and Nevada. Nearly of the Modoc National Forest are on the plateau between the Medicine Lake Highlands in the west and the Warner Mountains in the east. Its landform is volcanic table land ranging from 4,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level, cut by many north–south faults. "Occasioned lakes, marshes, and sluggishly flowing streams meander across the plateau."‘’California Geologic Provinces,’’ Note 36, page 2 It is a thick accumulation of lava flows and tuff beds, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pit River Valley
Pit or PIT may refer to: Structure * Ball pit, a recreation structure * Casino pit, the part of a casino which holds gaming tables * Trapping pit, pits used for hunting * Pit (motor racing), an area of a racetrack where pit stops are conducted * Trading pit, a part of a trading floor where open outcry takes place * Pit cave, a natural cave containing a vertical shaft * Mine (mining) ** Open-pit mine, surface extraction of rock or minerals ** Coal mine or pit Science and technology * Pit, an excavation on metallic surface caused by pitting corrosion * Pit, one of many indentations used to store data on a compact disc * Pit (botany), a part of plant cell walls which allows the exchange of fluids * Pit (nuclear weapon), the core of an implosion weapon * Pit bull, a breed of dog * PIT tag, Passive Integrated Transponder for RFID system * Powered industrial truck, a US legal term * Point in time, time and date something took place * Probability integral transform, a theorem in p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |