DID YOU KNOW THE FOLLOWING ABOUT THE BASIN AND RANGE...

... that most of the rain that falls in the Basin and Range never reaches the ocean? More

... that the lowest and highest places in the continental U.S. are located in the same county in California ? More

... that Nevada is twice as wide as it used to be and still growing? More

... that the site of the USA's planned high-level nuclear waste repository has experienced recent earthquake and volcanic activity? More

... that the EarthScope project will use state-of-the-art Earth-monitoring technology to help measure properties of the Earth's crust and understand tectonic processes in the Basin and Range? More

... that you can explore this dynamic area of our continent using the EarthScope Voyager map tool? More

This website provides information on the remarkable geologic history of the Basin and Range province, one of the fascinating and enigmatic regions of North America.