Sentence examples for basins and valleys from inspiring English sources

Basins and valleys, headquarters for large cattle ranches, are scattered through the Blue Mountains.

The warm air acts like a lid and traps pollutants near the surface, especially in basins and valleys.

Interior sheltered mountain basins and valleys receive 40 to 70 inches (1,000 to 1,800 mm) annually.

The Central Highlands have a highly dissected terrain consisting of a unique arrangement of plateaus, ridges, escarpments, intermontane basins, and valleys.

Irrigation agriculture is practiced in the Upper Klamath Lake area, and hay is grown with irrigation in a number of other basins and valleys, but most of this region is used by range livestock.

The intermontane basins and valleys are similar to the north-central plateau but with colder winters, while the higher, exposed elevations receive heavy precipitation, much of it in the form of snow during winter.

Seidel's husband later texted her, "Our house is the epicenter". That's because the quake's waves "bounce back and forth" within the basin and valleys, "so you get this bowl of Jello effect," Hauksson said.

The Georgetown Loop Historic Mining and Railroad Park is 2 miles (3 km) west, and the Loveland Basin and Valley Ski areas are nearby.

For full treatment, see tectonic basins and rift valleys.

The present topography of the Basin and Range Province of North America is a direct manifestation of this crustal extension (see tectonic basins and rift valleys).

When a major ramp overthrust is active and the intact continent is flexed down in front of the overriding mountain range, a foreland basin is formed by the flexure (see tectonic basins and rift valleys).