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Deltas

Scope note

Alluvial deposits at the mouths of rivers commonly forming nearly flat, fan-shaped plains of considerable area traversed by many separate branches of water. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008760

Broader Terms used

alluvial fans

Equivalent Terms used

delta

Created

13yrs ago

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