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Record 1 2005-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A slightly submerged sand ridge that extends more or less at right angles to the shoreline.

CONT

In this environment, favourable areas for heavy mineral concentrations include transverse bars, channel bends, channel junctions, and segments where stream flow is convergent.

OBS

The example is taken from the Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, Chapter 11.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie

Spanish

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