The province is characterized by north-west-tending valleys and mountain ranges formed along major faults as a result of plate tectonic stresses.
(The province; is characterized; by north-west-tending valleys and mountain ranges) (north-west-tending valleys and mountain ranges; formed; L:along major faults; as a result of plate tectonic stresses)
The province north-west-tending valleys and mountain ranges
is characterized formed
by north-west-tending valleys and mountain ranges
L:along major faults as a result of plate tectonic stresses