When water loses its energy, any sediment it is carrying is deposited. The build-up of deposited sediment can form different features along the coast.

Depositional landforms Floodplains A floodplain close floodplainAn area of low-lying land next to a river which is prone to flooding. is an area of land which is covered in water when a river bursts ...

This paper describes geomorphological and sedimentary evidence from Aran Island and Cruit Island (County Donegal, north-west Ireland), informed by evidence from across west Donegal, which helps to ...

Mention the word “delta,” and most people will think of an airline or a cinematic fraternity house before they think of the depositional landform found at the mouth of rivers. But, really, you should ...

New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single, colossal ice sheet 1 million years ago and subsequently buried beneath a thick layer of mud. When you ...