1. Selected geotourist attractions of Death Valley, USA
- Author
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Ewa Krzeszowska
- Subjects
Precambrian ,National park ,Physical geography ,Structural basin ,Geology ,Natural (archaeology) ,Basin and Range Province - Abstract
Death Valley National Park located in the U.S. states of California and Nevada is one of many units within the Nation- al Park Service established because of their exceptional natural and geological values. Death Valley National Park is renowned worldwide for its perfectly exposed, complex, unique and diverse geological resources. Within the park visitors encounter represen- tatives of many geological epochs, from Precambrian metamor- phic rocks exposed in the Black Mountains to recent desert sedi- ments. This paper presents the geology of Death Valley and some of the most interesting geosites: Zabriskie Point, Badwater Basin
- Published
- 2013
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