Geology Unit Project Landforms. Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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Geology Unit Project Landforms

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Appalachian Mountains

Islands of Japan

Mount St. Helens, WA

Glacier National Park, MT

Andes Mountains

Iceland

Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

Arches National Park, UT

Zion National Park (Canyon), UT

Niagara Falls, NY

Hawaiian Islands

Kilauea, HI

Devil’s Tower, WY

Mount Hood, OR

Yosemite National Park, CA

East Pacific Rise (Pacific Ocean)

Mount Vesuvius, Italy

Mount Tambora, Indonesia

Grand Canyon, AZ

Himalaya Mountains

Aleutian Islands

Yellowstone, WY

Grand Teton Mountains, WY

Marianas Trench

Great Rift Valley, East Africa

San Andreas Fault, CA

Bryce Canyon, UT

Rocky Mountains, CO

Red Sea

Great Lakes

Mauna Loa, HI

Mount Rainer, WA

Mount Etna, Sicily

Alps Mountains, Europe

Badlands, South Dakota

Krakatoa, Indonesia

Loihi Seamount, HI

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