Abyssal fan
underwater geological structures associated with large-scale sediment deposition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abyssal fans are underwater geological formations formed by turbidity currents. It is also called deep-sea fans, underwater deltas, and submarine fans. They can be several kilometres long to several thousands of kilometres long. The largest abyssal fan is the Bengal Fan. The largest abyssal fan is the Bengal Fan, stretching about 3,000 km long and over 1,000 km wide, formed mainly by sediments from the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers.[1]
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