Fault basin

Japanese: fault basin(英語表記)faultbasin
Fault basin

...In this case, the foothills of the basin are irregular, the valleys cutting into the mountains are filled, and the tops of the dissected mountains are scattered like islands on the basin floor. (2) Fault basin A basin formed by crustal movement accompanied by faults, and at least one of the edges of the basin is bounded by a fault. Fault basins often extend long in the direction of the fault line, and may have a rectangular or quadrilateral shape due to the intersection of oblique fault systems. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fault basin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この場合,盆地縁の山麓線は不規則で,山地を刻む谷は埋積され,盆地床上に開析山地の頂上部が島状に点在する。(2)断層盆地fault basin 断層を伴う地殻変動によって形成された盆地で,盆地縁の少なくとも一方が断層によって限られる。断層盆地は,断層線の方向に長く延びるものが多く,斜交する断層系が交わって長方形や四辺形を呈することもある。…

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