Subduction Zone—Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

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Subduction Zone—Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

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Summary

The rock layers are lifting out of the sea as the Pacific Plate subducts beneath southern Alaska.

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plate tectonics
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geologic resources division
kenai fjords national park
subduction zone
pacific plate subducts
rock layers
national parks gallery
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alaska
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Date

2006
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National Parks Gallery
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https://npgallery.nps.gov/
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