GeoAtlas

Use these links to visit places of geological interest around the world... You will be transported there via the wonder of Google Maps!

Here's an article I wrote on the subject.


Deltas
Isostatic rebound causing forced regression, Manitoba, Canada
Mississippi delta, USA
Peace/Athabasca delta, the largest freshwater delta in the world, Canada
Yukon river permafrost delta, Alaska, USA


Fluvial/alluvial
Levees are very fertile!
Relict scroll bars, Mississippi river, USA
Massive alluvial fan, Taklimakan desert, China

Coastal
Incised valleys, Virginia, USA
Falling sea-level in eastuaries, near Darwin, Australia


Deserts
Star dunes in the Empty Quarter, Saudi Arabia
Parabolic dunes in New Mexico, USA
Barchan dunes in Qatar


Tectonics
South side of the Gulf of Aden rift, Somalia
Salt diapirs in compressional regime, Zagros Mtns, Iran


Glaciers
Malaspina: the largest glacier in Alaska
Hanging valleys, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

Catastrophes
Giant landslide in New Zealand
Mt St Helens, USA


If you like this, check out Google Earth for a 3D experience!