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MUD BANK [2 records]

Record 1 2003-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
OBS

bank: A shelving elevation in the sea or the bed of a river, rising to or near the surface, composed of sand, mud, gravel, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
CONT

Dans les estuaires : bancs de vase ou de sable en position médiane isolés par des chenaux qui façonnent les courants de marée.

OBS

banc : Relief à sommet plat faisant saillie sur les fonds marins ou dans les lits fluviaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
DEF

Acumulación de limo en ríos o estuarios.

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Record 2 1977-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
OBS

A submerged or partly submerged ridge of mud along a shore or in a river, usually exposed during low-tide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
OBS

Le Mud-bank ou banc (ride) boueux, en longs cordeaux sinueux (...) aux fortes pentes. Ils sont presque exclusivement constitués de Spongiaires, piégeurs de boue.

Spanish

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