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The Fraser Delta (Sign missing)

About a mile beneath the river in front of you lies the old rock floor of this valley. For over 50 million years the Fraser, interrupted by periods of glaciation and mountain building, has carried...

About a mile beneath the river in front of you lies the old rock floor of this valley. For over 50 million years the Fraser, interrupted by periods of glaciation and mountain building, has carried soil from the Interior. Once through the mountains, it slowed and built this broad fertile delta for 60 miles to the sea.

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