Wyoming Basin
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The Wyoming Basin is a broad, high-elevation intermontane region in the western United States characterized by arid basins, plateaus, and significant fossil fuel and mineral resources.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wyoming Basin canonical | 2 |
| Wyoming Basin region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intermontane basin
ⓘ
physiographic province ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bighorn Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Uinta Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Wind River Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
arid climate
ⓘ
basins ⓘ high elevation ⓘ plateaus ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid to arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Great Divide Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Powder River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Sand Wash Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Washakie Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wind River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ sagebrush steppe ecosystems ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
drained by Green River
ⓘ
drained by North Platte River ⓘ partly internally drained ⓘ |
| elevation | generally between 1,500 and 2,400 meters ⓘ |
| geologicAge | primarily Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasGeologicFeature |
badlands
ⓘ
cuestas ⓘ mesas ⓘ structural basins ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
coal
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ oil shale ⓘ phosphate ⓘ trona ⓘ uranium ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fossil fuel production
ⓘ
mineral resources ⓘ |
| landUse |
energy development
ⓘ
mining ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wyoming
ⓘ
interior of the North American Cordillera ⓘ western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Intermontane Plateaus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountain System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physiographicDivisionOf | United States physiographic regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vegetation |
grassland
ⓘ
sagebrush shrubland ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wyoming Basin region