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Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2015 (approx.)
Map illustration showing bathymetry, or depth, and a fault offshore of the Alaskan coastline.
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Enlarged details of Survey Area 1 showing new multibeam bathymetry data (rainbow colors) acquired on R/V Solstice near Cross Sound and Glacier Bay National Park, southeastern Alaska. Arrows highlight the surface expression, or trace, of the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault. Rectangle shows area of expanded map view.

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