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Geologic Provinces of the Far East, 2000 (prv3al)
Published by U.S. Geological Survey
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Department of the Interior
| Metadata Last Checked: July 16, 2025
| Last Modified: 20210525
This coverage includes arcs, polygons and polygon labels that describe U.S. Geological Survey defined geologic provinces of the Far East (China, Mongolia, North and South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and parts of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam). Each province has a set of geologic characteristics distinguishing it from surrounding provinces. These characteristics may include the dominant lithologies, the age of the strata, and the structural style. Some provinces include multiple genetically-related basins. Offshore province boundaries are defined by the 2000 meter bathymetric contour.
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Baikal-Patom Folded Region, Province 1230
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Barito Basin, Province 3804
Bass Basin, Province 3907
Bassian Rise, Province 3908
Bau Waters Basin, Province 3001
Beibuwan Basin, Province 3103
Bellona Plateau, Province 3002
Bicol Shelf Basin, Province 3601
Bijianan Basin, Province 3180
Bintuni/Sulawati Province 3805
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Bligh Water Basin, Province 3003
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Bonaparte Gulf Basin, Province 3910
Bone Basin, Province 3806
Bose Basin, Province 3106
Bowen Basin, Province 3911
Bremer Basin, Province 3912
Browse Basin, Province 3913
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Capricorn Basin, Province 3915
Carnarvon Basin, Province 3916
Carpentaria Basin, Province 3917
Celebes Sea, Province 3807
Central Sumatra Basin, Province 3808
Central Vietnam Basin, Province 3501
Challenger Plateau, Province 3918
Chatham Rise, Province 3972
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Chuxiong Basin, Province 3107
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Clarence-Moreton Basin, Province 3919
Coen-Yambo Block, Province 3920
Cotabato Basin, Province 3603
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Darling Basin, Province 3922
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East Ili Basin, Province 1164
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East Natuna Basin, Province 3810
East Ontong Java Rise, Province 3014
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Erlian Basin, Province 3110
Erlian Uplift, Province 3166
Eromanga Basin, Province 3924
Eucla Basin, Province 3925
Eurasia
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Fiji Islands, Province 3973
Fiji Ridge, Province 3006
Flores Basin, Province 3811
Galilee Basin, Province 3926
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Gascoyne Block, Province 3927
Gawler Block, Province 3928
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Geologic map
Geology
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Halmahera Platform, Province 3814
Heilongjiang Basin, Province 3165
Hikurani Trough, Province 3008
Himalayan, Province 8002
Hodgkinson/Lachlan Fold Belt, Province 3934
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Honshu Ridge, Province 3302
Huskan Platform, Province 3403
Indispensable Reef, Province 3015
Ishikari Hidaka Basin, Province 3303
JA
Japan
Japan Volcanic Arc/Accreted Terrane, Province 3304
Java/Banda Sea, Province 3815
Jianghan Basin, Province 3112
Jiangnan South Jiangsu Fold Belt, Province 3113
Jiuquan Minle Wuwei Basin, Province 3114
Joban Basin, Province 3305
Junggar Basin, Province 3115
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Kanto Basin, Province 3306
Karamay Thrust Belt, Province 3116
Kermadec Ridge, Province 3010
Ketuneau/Sintang Terrane, Province 3816
Khanka Basin, Province 1226
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Kimberley Basin, Province 3935
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Korba Bay Basin, Province 3404
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Korean Craton, Province 3405
Kumukulig Basin, Province 3117
Kunlunshan Fold Belt, Province 3118
Kutei Basin, Province 3817
Lacklan Fold Belt, Province 3936
Lanping Simao Basin, Province 3119
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Laura Basin, Province 3937
Leidong Basin, Province 3120
Lhasa Basin, Province 3121
Lhasa Terrane, Province 3122
Longmenshan Dabashan Fold Belt, Province 3168
Lord Howe Rise, Province 3011
Loyalty Island Ridge, Province 3012
Luxi Jiaoliao Uplift, Province 3124
MC
MG
Macau
Malakula/Aoba/Banks Basin, Province 3938
Malay Basin, Province 3703
Malay Peninsula, Province 3704
Marion Terrain, Province 3939
Maryborough Basin, Province 3940
McArthur Basin, Province 3945
Mekong/Cuulong/Vung Tau Basin, Province 3503
Melanesia Border Plateau, Province 3013
Melawi Basin, Province 3818
Mellish Reef, Province 3017
Meratus High, Province 3819
Merauke Platform, Province 3820
Middle Amur Basin, Province 1227
Miyazaki Basin, Province 3307
Mohe Basin, Province 3164
Money Shoal Basin, Province 3941
Mongol-Okhotsk Folded Region, Province 3202
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Murray Basin, Province 3943
Musgrave Block, Province 3944
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Nanyang Basin, Province 3126
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New Caledonia, Province 3018
New England Fold Belt, Province 3946
New Guinea Foreland Basin-Fold Belt, Province 3966
New Guinea Mobile Belt, Province 3967
New Hebrides Arc, Province 3019
New Ireland Basin, Province 3968
New Zealand East Coast Basin, Province 3020
New Zealand Orogenic Belt, Province 3021
Ngalia Basin, Province 3947
Niigata Basin, Province 3308
Norfolk Island Ridge, Province 3022
North Banda Basin, Province 3821
North Korea
North Sumatra Basin, Province 3822
Northern Irian Jaya Waropen Basin, Province 3823
Northland Basin, Province 3023
Northwest Java Basin, Province 3824
Northwest Shelf, Province 3948
Nyalga Basin, Province 3205
Officer Basin, Province 3949
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Oil shale resources
Okinawa Trough, Province 3309
Ordos Basin, Province 3128
Otway Basin, Province 3950
Pacific
Palawan Shelf, Province 3605
Pamusian Tarakan Basin, Province 3606
Panjang/Cardomomes Basin, Province 3504
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Paterson Province 3951
Pearl River Mouth Basin, Province 3130
Penyu/West Natuna Basin, Province 3825
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Pilbara Block, Province 3953
Pine Creek Geosyncline, Province 3954
Qabdu Basin, Province 3137
Qaidam Basin, Province 3131
Qiangtang Tanggula Basin, Province 3132
Qiangtang Terrane, Province 3133
Qilianshan Fold Belt, Province 3134
Qinling Dabieshan Fold Belt, Province 3135
Qiongdongnan Basin, Province 3136
Queensland Plateau, Province 3955
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Reed Bank Basin, Province 3609
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Russell Basin, Province 3016
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Sagara Basin, Province 3311
Saigon Basin, Province 3505
Samoa Basin, Province 3024
Sanshui Basin, Province 3139
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Sepik-Ramu Basin, Province 3970
Shanxi Plateau, Province 3140
Shiwan Dashan Basin, Province 3141
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South China Fold Belt, Province 3146
South China Ocean Basin, Province 3167
South China Sea Platform, Province 3506
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South Sumatra Basin, Province 3828
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Subei Yellow Sea Basin, Province 3147
Sulawesi Accretionary Prism, Province 3829
Sulawesi Magmatic Arc, Province 3830
Sulongshan Fold Belt, Province 3148
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Sulu Sea Basin, Province 3611
Sumatra/Java Accretionary Prism, Province 3831
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Sumatra/Java Magmatic Arc, Province 3833
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Sunda Platform, Province 3835
Surat Basin, Province 3958
Sydney Basin, Province 3959
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Taikang Hefei Basin, Province 3150
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Tasmania Basin, Province 3960
Temtsag Hailar Basin, Province 3207
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Thailand Mesozoic Basin Belt, Province 3508
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Tokachi Basin, Province 3314
Tonga Ridge, Province 3027
Tonle Sap-Phnom Penh Basin, Province 3509
Tottori Basin, Province 3315
Truong Son Fold Belt, Province 3510
Tsushima Basin, Province 3316
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USGS:60ad4f24d34e4043c850fa39
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Ushumun Basin, Province 3138
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Victoria River Basin, Province 3962
Visayan, Province 3612
Waikato Basin, Province 3029
Wanganui Basin, Province 3030
Weber Basin, Province 3836
Wiso Basin, Province 3963
Xichang Yunnan Fold Belt, Province 3157
Xisha Trough, Province 3158
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Yilgarn Block, Province 3974
Yingehai Basin, Province 3159
Yinshan Da and Xiao Hingganling Uplift, Province 3160
Yitong Graben, Province 3169
Yunnan Guizhou Hubei Fold Belt, Province 3161
Zambalez/Central Luzon Basin, Province 3837
Zaysan Basin, Province 1170
Zhangguangcailing Uplift, Province 3162
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Complete Metadata
| @id | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/c26e78a536105ee275e91d3e3818abb0 |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| identifier | USGS:60ad4f24d34e4043c850fa39 |
| spatial | 69.4521,13.9471,150.7568,51.9563 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |