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1. Transverse Ranges

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   The Transverse Ranges are a distinctive system of mountain ranges located in Southern California, USA, notable for their unusual east-west orientation, which contrasts sharply with the predominantly north-south alignment of other major crustal features in the region, such as the Sierra Nevada and the Peninsular Ranges. This orientation is primarily a result of the complex oblique slip kinematics along the [San Andreas Fault System (SAFS)](/entries/san-andr…

2. Transverse Ranges

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   Geological Formation and Tectonics
   The fundamental structure of the Transverse Ranges is compressional, contrasting with the shear-dominated mechanics of the adjacent fault systems. This compression results from the accommodation of rotational strain induced by the non-linear geometry of the SAFS. Specifically, the clockwise bending of the southern SAFS around the Big Bend region forces crustal shortening perpendicular to the general plate bound…