词条 | Pacific Border province |
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The Pacific Border province is a physiographic province of the Physiographic regions of the world physical geography system. [1] DescriptionThe Pacific Border province encompasses most of the North American Pacific Coast, with the southern end at the start of the Lower California-Peninsular Ranges Province in Southern California. The Pacific Border province is in the larger Pacific Mountain System Division—Region.[1] The region is prone to earthquakes, residing along the eastern edge of the Pacific Ring of Fire. SectionsThe Pacific Border province contains seven separate and smaller sections:[1]
References{{refimprove|date=May 2011}}1. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Physiographic divisions of the conterminous U. S. |url=https://water.usgs.gov/GIS/metadata/usgswrd/XML/physio.xml |publisher=United States Geological Survey |accessdate=25 December 2018}} {{-}}{{Geography topics}}{{Physical geography topics}}{{coord |42|N|124|W|type:adm1st_region:US_scale:5000000|display=title}}{{US-geo-stub}} 5 : Physiographic provinces|Geography of North America|Geography of the United States|Regions of the Western United States|Pacific Coast Ranges |
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