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Шаблон:Infobox fault The Guáitara Fault (Шаблон:Lang-es) is a dextral strike-slip fault in the department of Nariño in southwestern Colombia. The fault has a total length of Шаблон:Convert and runs along an average northeast to the southwest strike of 044.1 ± 4 in the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes.

Etymology

The fault is named after the Guáitara River in Nariño.[1]

Description

The Guáitara Fault is in the Nariño Department of southwestern Colombia, crossing the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes and to the south of the city of Pasto. The fault offsets Neogene volcanic rocks. The fault is believed to extend south into the Republic of Ecuador and may be part of the megaregional Romeral Fault System. The fault forms well-developed deep V-shaped valleys, linear topographic features, fault-controlled drainage, deflected streams, and elongated hills.[1]

See also

Шаблон:Stack

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Bibliography

Maps

Шаблон:Tectonism in Colombia

  1. 1,0 1,1 Paris et al., 2000, p.56