Columbia River Basalt Scablands
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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| gptkbp:age |
gptkb:Pleistocene
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| gptkbp:area |
~16,000 square miles
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:J_Harlen_Bretz
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| gptkbp:ecosystem |
sagebrush steppe
|
| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Missoula_Floods
|
| gptkbp:geology |
granite
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Columbia River Basalt Scablands
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
eastern Washington
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Columbia_River
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
coulees
potholes dry falls giant current ripples |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Columbia_Plateau
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| gptkbp:significance |
evidence of catastrophic flooding
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| gptkbp:touristAttraction |
gptkb:Grand_Coulee
gptkb:Palouse_Falls Dry Falls State Park |
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
gptkb:list
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Last_Ice_Age
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|