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Wyoming Valley and the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County. Detached from the rest of Pennsylvania's anthracite fields, this canoe-shaped valley is also known as the Wyoming Valley and is home to the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The largest city in the Wyoming Valley is Scranton, with a population of 77,291
Stress fractures commonly occur in sedentary people who suddenly undertake a burst of exercise (whose bones are not used to the task). They may also occur in athletes completing high volume, high impact training, such as running or jumping sports. Stress fractures are also commonly reported in soldiers who march long distances.
A more definitive mapping of fracture zones, including many with no official name, or not meeting the criteria for inclusion on this map, based on the 2015 project of Wessel et al., [1] exists as of 2018. [2]. This page is used on multiple pages and has complex logic so any alteration should be checked as a minor typo can break display on ...
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted. There are 56 municipalities classified as cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] Each city is further classified based on population, with Philadelphia being of the first class, Pittsburgh of the second class, Scranton of the second class A, and the remaining 53 cities being of the third class.
The following is a list of the mapped bedrock units in Pennsylvania. The rocks are listed in stratigraphic order. The rocks are listed in stratigraphic order. [ 1 ]
The river is roughly parallel to the border with the state of Ohio, with both Interstate 376 and Pennsylvania Route 18 running parallel to the river itself. The river, which flows throughout the northern half of Beaver County , is the namesake of the county [ 5 ] as well as several locales in both Beaver and Lawrence County.
The Pennsylvania Dutch region in south-central Pennsylvania is a favorite for sightseers. The Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, and at least 15 other sects are common in the rural areas around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg with smaller populations extending northeast to the Lehigh Valley and up to the Susquehanna Valley.
fracture front – the line separating the rock that has been fractured from the rock that has not; fracture tip – the point at which the fracture trace terminates on the surface; fracture trace – the line representing the intersection of the fracture plane with the surface; Griffith cracks – preexisting microfractures and flaws in the rock