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Santa Cruz Basin landslides

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Illustration shows contours of the seafloor and outlines geologic features such as landslide features.
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Detailed Description

Computer image looking west from shore across the Santa Cruz Basin. At least 11 separate landslides have slumped from the side of Santa Rosa Ridge, which was pushed up by the fault movement that created Santa Cruz Basin.

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Public Domain.