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What is an abyssal fan

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Abyssal fans, also known as deep-sea fans, underwater deltas, and submarine fans, are underwater geological structures associated with large-scale sediment deposition and formed by turbidity currents.
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Abyssal fans, also known as deep-sea fans, underwater deltas, and submarine fans, are underwater geological structures associated with large-scale sediment deposition and formed by turbidity currents

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They are underwater deltas and submarine fans, they are associated with large scale sediment, and formed by turbidity currents.

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