Crack in the Ground
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crack-in-the-ground-256-14272293
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Crack in the Ground
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Crack in the Ground is a volcanic fissure about 2 miles (3.2 km) long with depths measuring nearly 30 feet (9 m) below ground level in Central Oregon, United States. The formation of the fissure occurred approximately between 700,000 and 12,000 years ago.
The eruptions from the Four Craters Lava Field were accompanied by a slight sinking of the older rock surface, forming a shallow, graben-like structure about 2 miles (3.2 km) wide and extending to the south into an old lake basin. Crack in the
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Volcanic fissure about 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) long
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_in_the_Ground
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date modified:
2023-08-20T23:55:04Z
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