The north end of the San Andreas Fault is a triple junction that can be named as:

a. a ridge-transform-transform triple junction
b. a trench-transform-transform triple junction
c. a trench-transform-ridge triple junction
d. a trench-ridge-transform triple junction


Answer: b. a trench-transform-transform triple junction

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