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Definition of Denali fault
1. Noun. A major open geological fault in Alaska.
Generic synonyms: Break, Fault, Faulting, Fracture, Geological Fault, Shift
Lexicographical Neighbors of Denali Fault
Literary usage of Denali fault
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Improved Seismic Monitoring: Improved Decision-making : Assessing the Value by National Research Council (U. S.), National Academies Press (U.S.) (2006)
"The Miv 7.9 earthquake that occurred in Alaska in 2002 presented such an opportunity,
occurring on a well-known active fault (the denali fault) and causing ..."
2. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Pushed up by the denali fault, the chain stretches for 1300 miles, arcing to the
Aleutian Islands, where it meets up with the Aleutian Chain. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... rock mechanics, and seismology to tectonic features ranging from the Denali
fault to detailed structures in folded and faulted rocks. ..."
4. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"The zigzag path the pipeline follows also helps it adjust to movement; at one
point (on the denali fault), the pipeline's design allows up to 20 feet of ..."
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