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features > physiographic features > sedimentary structures > bed forms > sandbanks

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

Last modified: 2021-07-16T15:11:42

sandbanks  

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  • Sandbanks are elevated, elongated, rounded or irregular topographic features, permanently submerged and predominantly surrounded by deeper water. They consist mainly of sandy sediments, but larger grain sizes, including boulders and cobbles, or smaller grain sizes including mud may also be present on a sandbank.

    Created: 2/10/23

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