Graben

see also: Etymology of Graben

See also: Graben (homonymy)

In Geology, a graben (term of German origin) is a tectonic ditch of collapse located between normal faults. The compartment raised compared to the graben is called Horst.

Examples of grabens

Rhenish Ditch.
Area of the Large Basin (the United States) like the Valley of dead the for example.
Valley of the great rift (East Africa).
Graben of Oslo says also Graben Viking in the North Sea.
Lake of the Log Born in Scotland.

See too

Rift

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