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land > natural area > terrestrial area > plain > alluvial plain

Preferred term

alluvial plain  

Definition

  • A level or gently sloping tract or a slightly undulating land surface produced by extensive deposition of alluvium, usually adjacent to a river that periodically overflows its banks; it may be situated on a flood plain, a delta, or an alluvial fan.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10170

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