The Salton Trough Click to download high resolution file You are
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correctly. Description:This is a video that illustrates the
creation of the Salton Trough. The video shows the location of
the Salton Trough, then with pictures, explains the extensional
forces that has created the Salton Trough. References:http://fir
e.biol.wwu.edu/trent/alles/GeologySaltonTrough.pdf, http://www.c
nsm.csulb.edu/departments/geology/VIRTUAL_FIELD/Salton_Sea/saltm
ain.htm,
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/the-dynamic-
earth/plate-tectonics-article.html,
http://ca.water.usgs.gov/groundwater/gwatlas/basin/terminal.html