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Preferred term

abyssal fan  

Definition

  • Abyssal fans, also known as deep-sea fans, underwater deltas, and submarine fans, are underwater geological structures associated with large-scale sediment deposition and formed by turbidity currents. They can be thought of as an underwater version of alluvial fans and can vary dramatically in size, with widths from several kilometres to several thousands of kilometres. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssal_fan)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • sub marine fan
  • sub-marine fan
  • submarine fan
  • under water delta
  • under-water delta
  • underwater delta

In other languages

  • French

  • cône sous marin
  • cône sous-marin
  • delta sous-marin
  • éventail sous-marin

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-1DQ0STCP-4

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