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RIVER LANDFORM [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A feature resulting from the movement of water on the Earth's surface.

CONT

River landforms may be depositional, including floodplains, river terraces, alluvial fans and deltas; or erosional, eg, the valleys, canyons and sculptured badlands ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Le relief fluvial résulte du mouvement de l'eau sur la surface terrestre.

CONT

Les reliefs fluviaux [...] sont soit formés par accumulation, comme dans le cas des plaines d'inondation, des terrasses fluviales, des cônes alluviaux et des deltas, soit formés par érosion, comme dans le cas des vallées, des canyons et des badlands sculptés [...]

Spanish

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