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	Topics Basin Topic Home Basin may mean: Drainage basinDrainage basin A drainage basin is a region of land where water from rain or snowmelt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river... , a hydrological basin or catchment basin, a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water Tarim BasinTarim Basin Overview The Tarim Basin is one of the largest endorheic drainage basins in the world, lying between several mountain ranges in the X... , located in XinjiangXinjiang Xinjiang, full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.... , ChinaChina China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia.... and is one of the largest drainage basinDrainage basin A drainage basin is a region of land where water from rain or snowmelt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river... s in the world. Sedimentary basinSedimentary basin The term sedimentary basin is used to refer to any geographical feature exhibiting subsidence and consequent infilling by se... , a low and usually sinking region that is filled with sediments from adjacent positive areas Structural basin, in geology, referring to the basin-shaped warping of underlying bedrock in a region Depression (geology)Depression (geology) Depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area.... , a landform lower than the surrounding area, such as the Kalahari BasinKalahari Basin The Kalahari Basin is a large lowland area covering over 2.5 million km² covering most of Botswana and parts of Namibia, Sou... Oceanic basinOceanic basin Hydrologically, an oceanic basin may be anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater, but geologically ocean basins a... , anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater A downdropped fault block, or grabenGraben A graben is a depressed block of land bordered by parallel faults.... , which fill with sediments Wash basin, a bowl (vessel)Bowl (vessel) The bowl, a common open-top vessel in many cultures, is used to serve food, and is sometimes also used for drinking and stor... designed to contain water for the purpose of cleaning hands and other minor ablutions; see also sinkSink In plumbing, a sink or basin is a bowl-shaped fixture that is used for washing hands or small objects such as food, di... An emesis basinEmesis basin An emesis basin is a shallow basin with a kidney-shaped footprint and sloping walls .... is a specific type of basin Pudding basin, a kitchen utensil of a rounded internal form and wider at its open top Basin, or dock (maritime)Dock (maritime) Summary A dock is a man-made feature involved in the handling of boats or ships.... , used for the reception of boats, in which the water level is maintained; also called a tidal basin or canal basin Basin of attraction, in the mathematics of nonlinear systems In places: Basin, WyomingBasin, Wyoming Basin is the county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming.... The Basin, VictoriaThe Basin, Victoria The Basin is an outer eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.... The Basin, a geologic feature within Franconia Notch State ParkFranconia Notch State Park Franconia Notch State Park is located in the White Mountains in northern New Hampshire and straddles 8 miles of Interstate 9... in New Hampshire, United States The Basin Harbor ClubBasin Harbor Club The Basin Harbor Club is a club and guesthouse located in Vergennes, Vermont.... in Vergennes, Vermont Basin Mountain, one of the Adirondack High Peaks in the U.S. state of New York.