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En-echelon faults and fractures (vertical)
En-echelon right-stepping right-lateral strike-slip faults in granitic rock, Wisconsin. Note the extension fractures in the segment boundaries. (4512-61)
Download ImageNorth pointed spits, Oregon Coast (vertical)
Aerial view of north pointed spits and Tillamook Bay, Oregon Coast (100813-52)
Download ImageTidal marshes along Sand Creek, Oregon
Aerial view of tidal channels and marshes along Sand Creek (Sand Lake), on the Oregon coast (100813-35)
Download ImageTidal marshes along Sand Creek, Oregon
Aerial view of tidal channels and marshes along Sand Creek (Sand Lake), on the Oregon coast (100813-35)
Download ImageCoastal landslide and toe, Oregon (vertical)
Aerial view of a landslide and toe along the Oregon near Cascade Head. (100813-29)
Download ImageCoastal landslide and toe, Oregon
Aerial view of a landslide and toe along the Oregon near Cascade Head. (100813-28)
Download ImageYaquina Head, Oregon Coast
Aerial view of Yaquina Head and its many sea stacks. Lavas of the Wanapum Basalt of the Miocene Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) make up Yaquina Head, just north of Newport, Oregon. (100813-9)
Download ImageSurf and sand dunes, Oregon Coast
Aerial view of incoming waves, shoreface, and asymmetric beach dunes on the Oregon Coast, just north of Newport. (100813-6)
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Tidal flats and channels, Tillamook Bay, Oregon
Aerial view of tidal flats and channels, Tillamook Bay, Oregon coast. (100723-173) mudflat
Download ImageTidal flats and channels, Tillamook Bay, Oregon
Aerial view of tidal flats and channels, Tillamook Bay, Oregon coast. (100723-158)
Download ImageIncoming waves and houses. Oregon (vertical)
Aerial view of incoming waves and houses. Oregon Coast. (100723-131)
Download ImageCape Meares, Oregon
Aerial view of Cape Meares, Oregon, enshrouded by clouds. The headland, the one behind it, and the seastacks, consist of flows of the Columbia River Basalt Group. Netarts Bay and Spit lie in the background. (100723-124)
Download ImageTidal migratory bedforms, Oregon Coast
Aerial view of tidal migratory bedforms at the mouth of Nestucca Bay on the Oregon Coast (100723-115)
Download ImageNetarts Bay and Spit, Oregon Coast
Aerial view of Netarts Bay and Spit, Oregon Coast. Note the partially submerged sand bars at the mouth of the bay. 100723-114)
Download ImageEstuary and spit, Oregon Coast (vertical)
Aerial view of the Salmon River estuary and adjoining spit, Oregon Coast, (100723-56)
Download ImagePocket Beach and headlands, Oregon
Aerial view of pocket sandy beach and rocky headlands, Oregon Coast. (100723-45)
Download Image100723-38
Aerial view of subaqueous bedforms and dunes at entrance to Siletz Bay estuary, Oregon coast near Lincoln City. Siletz River in background. Salishan Spit and breaking waves in foreground. (100723-38)
Download ImageProtected harbor at Depoe Bay, Oregon
Aerial view of protected Inner Harbor at Depoe Bay, Oregon, with coastline of Wanapum Basalt –CRBG. (100723-23)
Download ImageYaquina Head, Oregon Coast
Lavas of the Wanapum Basalt of the Miocene Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) make up Yaquina Head, just north of Newport, Oregon. (10723-19)
Download ImageYaquina Head, Oregon Coast
Aerial view of Yaquina Head. Lavas of the Wanapum Basalt of the Miocene Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) make up Yaquina Head, just north of Newport, Oregon. (10723-16)
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