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Great Basin
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Great Basin
A desert region of the western United States comprising most of Nevada and parts of Utah, California, Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon. John C. Frémont explored and named the area (1843-1845).
Great Basin
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(Placename) a semiarid region of the western US, between the Wasatch and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, having no drainage to the ocean: includes Nevada, W Utah, and parts of E California, S Oregon, and Idaho. Area: about 490 000 sq. km (189 000 sq. miles)
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North-central Arizona is home to the Colorado Plateau, while the southern region is known for its Basin and Range region.
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The Basin and Range region consists of high ridges and flat, sediment-filled valleys, the bottoms of which now lie at 1,000 to 1,500 meters above sea level.
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The Basin and Range region of Nevada, up to the eastern Sierra, and Colorado's Rio Grande Valley appear to be heated most from beneath, although researchers are still trying to figure out why.
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