Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
fluviomarine deposit — Stratified materials (clay, silt, sand, or gravel) formed by both marine and fluvial processes, resulting from non tidal sea level fluctuations, subsidence and/or stream migration (i.e., materials originally deposited in a nearshore… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
lagoonal deposit — Sand, silt or clay sized sediments transported and deposited by wind, currents, and storm washover in the relatively low energy, brackish to saline, shallow waters of a lagoon. Compare: estuarine deposit, fluviomarine deposit, marine… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
marine deposit — Sediments (predominantly sands, silts and clays) of marine origin; laid down in the waters of an ocean. Compare: estuarine deposit, lagoonal deposit. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
carse deposit — carse deposit, Geology. an estuarine deposit made up of clay and silt … Useful english dictionary
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
bivalve — bivalvular /buy val vyeuh leuhr/, adj. /buy valv /, n. 1. Also called lamellibranch. Zool. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. adj. 2.… … Universalium
Everglades National Park — IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) … Wikipedia
London-Brabant Island — The London Brabant Island goes under a number of names such as London Island, London Platform, London Brabant Massif, Wales Brabant Massif or, in French texts, Anticlinal ardennais du Brabant, Terre de St Georges et du Brabant or Bloc du Midland… … Wikipedia
reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… … Universalium
Puget Sound environmental issues — articleissues POV = December 2007 copyedit = January 2007 citationstyle = October 2008The environmental health of Puget Sound, Washington has a diverse and complex history related to a long, involved relationship with marine and freshwater… … Wikipedia
