Morphostructural lineaments of North-West Caspian region identified by landscape features

Abstract

On the basis of aerial photographs interpretation a certain «grid pattern» was established in structure and position of landscape elements of North-West Caspian region. A connection has been traced between the grid pattern on one hand and regional tectonic stresses and neotectonic active locations on another. Thus the analysis of the grid pattern can be used as a technique of searches of local active structures at not enough studied areas.