prodelta
nounEtymology From pro- + delta.
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The part of a river delta that is furthest offshore and in which deposition is slowest
- The sediments are mainly of terrigenous origin, and on the prodelta of the Orange River they are laminated and have a dominant fluvial input [27 ].2015 December 1, “Infaunal Benthic Communities from the Inner Shelf off Southwestern Africa Are Characterised by Generalist Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: