From the last edition of the ROC (Taiwan) Yearbook that used to be published by the disbanded Government Information Office (GIO).

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w 1Geography w  Huangzui (Sulfur Mouth) Mountain, a long-dormant volcano in the Datun Mountains along Taipei City’s northern periphery, features the island’s best-formed…

CHAPTER 8 FAULTS AND FAULTING Dr. Masdouq Al-Taj FAULTS A fault is any surface or zone in the Earth across which measurable slip (shear displacement) develops. Faults are…