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features > physiographic features > sedimentary structures > bed forms > ploughmarks

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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

ploughmarks  

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  • Information Iceberg ploughmarks are produced when the keels of drifting icebergs impinge upon and cut into seafloor sediments. They are common landforms of high-latitude shelves and fjords,especially in water shallower than about 500 m.

    Created: 6/7/21

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    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    iceberg scour marks (en)

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