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Geologic Provinces of the United States

Look carefully at the variations in landscape texture to distinguish the geomorphic provinces. Move your mouse across the map to find the boundaries between provinces.

Atlantic Plain Appalachian Highlands Interior Highlands Interior Plains Laurentian Upland Rocky Mountain System Colorado Plateau Basin and Range Columbia Plateau Pacific Mountain System Clickable US province map
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| Pacific | | Columbia Plateau | | Basin and Range | | Colorado Plateau |
| Rocky Mountain | | Laurentian Upland| | Interior Plains | | Interior Highlands |
| Appalachian Highlands | | Atlantic Plain | | Alaskan | | Hawaiian |

| Geologic province home | | Geologic time | | Plate tectonics | | Tapestry of Time and Terrain |

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