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UNCONFINED FLAT SWAMP [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-02-16

English

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

Unconfined flat swamp: These swamps are not topographically defined, often in glacial lakebeds or areas of glacial outwash. These swamps lack obvious edges and well-defined banks. They commonly occur as a broad swamp in other kinds of wetlands.

Key term(s)
  • un-confined flat swamp

French

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

Marécage plat sans marges : Ces marécages ont un relief mal défini, et sont souvent formés dans le lit des lacs glaciaires ou les régions d'épandage fluvio-glaciaire. Ils n'ont pas de bords précis, ni de berges bien délimitées, et ont l'apparence de vastes marécages dans d'autres genres de terres humides.

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