This beauty is part of the reason that residents and visitors have learned to tolerate, and develop ways to mitigate, the effects of earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions-beasts that are consequences of the same tectonic forces that create the region’s beauty. Lillie, Wells Creek Publishers, 75 pp., 2017, Subduction in the Pacific Northwest creates incredible beauty in the form of coastlines, mountains, and valleys-iconic features of the many National Park Service sites in the region. Modified from “Oregon's Island in the Sky: Geology Road Guide to Marys Peak, by Robert J. Rainier national parks showcase the contrasting landscapes of the two parallel mountain ranges. Subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate results in the formation of the Coastal Ranges and Cascade Volcanoes, as well as a variety of earthquakes, in the Pacific Northwest. Garibaldi to Lassen Peak, coincides with the north-to-south extent of the subducting plate boundary.
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