As a result , tectonic activity in this region has deformed the shorelines of the ancient lake .
结果就是,地质构造活动破坏掉了这个古老湖泊的湖岸。
If you gaze up the valley slopes from downtown missoula , you can still see parallel lines marking ancient shorelines carved by windblown waves .
现在如果你从密苏拉城区仰望峡坡,你仍然可以看见一些平行线,那是被风浪雕刻出的古海岸线。
The benefits would come from increasing fish catches and tourism revenue and - in the case of reefs - protecting shorelines from the destructive force of storms .
所带来的好处将来自捕鱼量不断增加和旅游业的收入对珊瑚礁来说以及保护海岸线免受暴风雨力量的破坏。
Perron and his team reasoned that the oceanic shorelines were once near the equator , but warped into hilly up-and-down elevations of rock as they move towards the north with the tilting planet .