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Ref : T02153
Theme :
Looking at Earth - Faults (69 images)
Title : Owens Lake and Owens River Valley, California, U.S.A. September 1995
Caption :
The Owens River Valley, part of a fault system that forms the eastern border of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, lies between the more massive Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west and less formidable Inyo Mountain Range to the east. Owens Lake, a large dry lake receiving less than 6 inches (15 centimeters) of precipitation annually, is visible near the center of the photograph. The dark, linear feature in the upper right corner is part of the Kern River Valley. Mount Whitney, the highest peak [14 491 feet (4417 meters)] within the 48 contiguous states, lies northwest of Owens Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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