Which of the following statement is/are correct? Great Basin is located between Sierra Nevada in the north and Wasatch Mountain on the Rockies in the south. Some of the depression of Great Basin have no external drainage. Great Basin is an example of Basin and Range type of topography. Select the correct code from below.

Which of the following statement is/are correct? Great Basin is located between Sierra Nevada in the north and Wasatch Mountain on the Rockies in the south. Some of the depression of Great Basin have no external drainage. Great Basin is an example of Basin and Range type of topography. Select the correct code from below. Correct Answer 2 and 3

The correct answer is option 1, i.e, 2 and 3.

  • Great Basin:
    • It is located in the North American Continent.
    • It is located between Sierra Nevada in the west and Wasatch Mountain on the Rockies in the east.
    • And the Columbia Plateau on the north and the Mojave Desert on the south.
    • Some of the depression of Great Basin has no external drainage.
    • An example of a Basin and Range type of topography.
    • It is really a plateau which has been Block-faulted, Block sections of the plateau now form Block Mountain.
    • It covers an arid expanse of about 190000 square miles.
    • This is especially noteworthy for its internal drainage system where the precipitation falling on the surface leads and does not reach the sea.

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