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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <h3>Europe</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Hampshire_Basin/L5EFAsPS">Hampshire Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/London_Basin/ckNGbcV4">London Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Paris_Basin/G92w0pS0">Paris Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Permian_Basin_(Europe)/G2pJDHVH">Permian Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a>, northern <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>, <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a>, the <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a>, the <a href="/facts/North_Sea/htGJNmsb">North Sea</a>, and <a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Turgay_Basin/EM34kvjj">Turgay Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Kazakhstan/Vfs8NI6e">Kazakhstan</a></li></ul> <h3>North America</h3> <h4>Canada</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Hudson_Bay/KApYeskW">Hudson Bay</a></li></ul> <h4>Trinidad and Tobago</h4> <ul><li>Southern Basin, <a href="/facts/Trinidad/gJQ350S6">Trinidad</a></li></ul> <h4>United States</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Albuquerque_Basin/VFVsdk8h">Albuquerque Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Appalachian_Basin/xL9tCn1M">Appalachian Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Eastern_United_States/VnPT6jFW">Eastern United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Big_Horn_Basin/gvTKxYoS">Big Horn Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Wyoming/kuKmWryL">Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Black_Warrior_Basin/18U5vNyL">Black Warrior Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Alabama/1Xk8EveN">Alabama</a> and <a href="/facts/Mississippi/7KwuWxxT">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Delaware_Basin/fpBTPA47">Delaware Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a> and <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Denver_Basin/oWBPw0ob">Denver Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Colorado/IgIHrJI5">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Illinois_Basin/cAEHrdx7">Illinois Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Illinois/MuPb1Ctn">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Basin/CpUp8zsW">Los Angeles Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Michigan_Basin/NuykzVSw">Michigan Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Michigan/bCurmfT2">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/North_Park_(Colorado_basin)/h2CMgydn">North Park</a> <a href="/facts/Colorado/IgIHrJI5">Colorado</a> Basin</li> <li><a href="/facts/Paradox_Basin/l763lRPm">Paradox Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Utah/te7zUyBX">Utah</a> and <a href="/facts/Colorado/IgIHrJI5">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Permian_Basin_(North_America)/T86PzM8a">Permian Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a> and <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Piceance_Basin/eFDIwA6S">Piceance Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Colorado/IgIHrJI5">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Powder_River_Basin/lc5SLPh0">Powder River Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Wyoming/kuKmWryL">Wyoming</a> and <a href="/facts/Montana/jPFKMuK5">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Raton_Basin/t04Kj1Kt">Raton Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Colorado/IgIHrJI5">Colorado</a> and <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a></li> <li>Sacramento Basin, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/San_Juan_Basin/tmzXY3P6">San Juan Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a> and <a href="/facts/Colorado/IgIHrJI5">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Uinta_Basin/J8yu0a64">Uinta Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Utah/te7zUyBX">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Williston_Basin/m45w9gE9">Williston Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Montana/jPFKMuK5">Montana</a> and <a href="/facts/North_Dakota/9aNh8gAf">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wind_River_Basin/9pJ4fxMl">Wind River Basin</a>, <a href="/facts/Wyoming/kuKmWryL">Wyoming</a></li></ul> <h3>Oceania</h3> <h4>Australia</h4> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Amadeus_Basin/eg93Kgwq">Amadeus Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bowen_Basin/LpeveuAW">Bowen Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cooper_Basin/M5v68yrQ">Cooper Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Galilee_Basin/VWtSgAz0">Galilee Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Great_Artesian_Basin/pDTn9Dcn">Great Artesian Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wilpena_Pound/G1NQVJKh">Wilpena Pound</a></li></ul> <h3>South America</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Chaco_Basin/0hldleNJ">Chaco Basin</a>, Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay</li> <li><a href="/facts/Magallanes_Basin/Mg1LRQjx">Magallanes Basin</a>, Chile</li> <li><a href="/facts/Neuqu%C3%A9n_Basin/7e4KK6xc">Neuquén Basin</a>, Argentina and Chile</li> <li><a href="/facts/Paran%C3%A1_Basin/9JIrb32c">Paraná Basin</a>, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay</li> <li><a href="/facts/Llanos_Basin/lAtllxYw">Llanos Basin</a>, Colombia</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Drainage_basin/lzsx0XJS">Drainage basin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fold_(geology)/WWDL3kjf">Fold belt</a></li></ul> <a href="/facts/Wikisource/TrMdylNf">Wikisource</a> has the text of the <a href="/facts/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition/mPElbCRY">1911 <i>Encyclopædia Britannica</i></a> article "Basin". <h2 id="citations">Citations</h2> <ul><li>Monroe, James S., and Reed Wicander. <i>The Changing Earth: Exploring Geology and Evolution.</i> 2nd ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1997. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-314-09577-2</li></ul>