Photos of San Andreas fault, California.

The San Andreas fault extends much of the length of California as the boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates. It is one of the most active and most studied fault on the planet. These photos include aerial and ground shots of the fault and some of its features along from Pt. Reyes National Seashore in the northwest, to the Salton Sea in the southeast.

Map of San Andreas fault, showing locations of photographs

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A. View north over Pt. Reyes.	B. Fault underlies Crystal Reservoir nr. S. Francisco	C. View SW over fault to Pinnacles NM	E. View SW over fault to Soda Lake.
F. Offset stream channel in Carrizo Plain.	G. Folded sedimentary rock adjacent to SAF.	J. View of SAF from Keyes View in J Tree NP.	K. View north to Salton Sea.

View northwestward along San Andreas fault

D. View NW along SAF.

H. SAF and San Bernardino.

I. Faulted colluvium.

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