- It is also known as
-deep-sea fans
-underwater deltas-submarine fans
- Abyssal fan formed by turbidty currents.
- There underwater geological structures associated with large-scale sediment deposition.
- Alluvial fans dramatically widths from several kilometres to several thousands of kilometres
ex:Bengal fan
- The slowing current has a reduced ability to transport sediments and deposition of the coarser grains begins, creating a submarine fan.
- The current continues to slow down reaches to the level bottom of the ocean.
- Fan shaped accumulation of sediment from riversthat is deposited at the submarine canyon within ocean basin.
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