Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone

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The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.


Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians ("Great Basin–California borderlands")
culturalRegion
Edgewood Creek ("Great Basin–Sierra Nevada transition zone")
hydrologicalRegion
Echo Summit ("Sierra Nevada crest near Lake Tahoe basin rim")
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White Mountains
mountainSystem
Carson Range ("Great Basin–Sierra Nevada transition zone")
region

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