1) Geography terminology
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An alluvial fan is a fan- or cone-shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built up by streams. If a fan is built up by debris flows it is properly called a debris cone or colluvial fan. These flows come from a single point source at the apex of the fan, and over time move to occupy many positions on the fan surface. Fans are typically found where a...
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a fan-shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads typically at the exit of a canyon onto a flatter plain.
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unconsolidated sedimentary deposit that accumulates at the mouth of a mountain canyon because of a dimunition or cessation of sediment transport by ... [2 related articles]
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A large, fan-shaped pile of sediment forming at the base of narrow canyons onto a flat plain at the foot of a mountain range.
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A triangular deposit of sediment left by a stream that has lost velocity upon entering a broad, relatively flat valley.
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A fan-shaped wedge of sediment that typically accumulates on land where a stream emerges from a stee
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A fan-shaped deposit of sediment built by a stream where it emerges from an upland or a mountain range into a broad valley or plain (see diagram). Alluvial fans are common in arid and semiarid climates but are not restricted to them.
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Large fan shaped terrestrial deposit of alluvial sediment on which a braided stream flows over. Form as stream load is deposited because of a reduction in the velocity of stream flow.
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An alluvial fan is a triangular-shaped deposit of sediment at the point where a river emerges from a mountainous area and flows onto a more gently sloping plain.
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n. A fan-shaped deposit of sand, mud, etc. formed by a stream where its velocity has slowed, such as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain.
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n. A fan-shaped deposit of sand, mud, etc. formed by a stream where its velocity has slowed, such as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain.
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n] - a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
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alluvial cone noun a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
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Land counterpart of a delta . An assemblage of sediments marking place where a stream moves from a steep gradient to a flatter gradient and suddenly loses transporting power. Typical of arid and semiarid climates but not confined to them.
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fan-shaped deposit formed when a river or flash flood slows down and rapidly dumps its load of sediment.
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a fan-shaped alluvial deposit formed by a stream where its velocity is abruptly decreased, as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain. Also called
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