What is Abyssal fan?
'''Abyssal fans''' are underwater [[geological formation]]s formed by [[Turbidity current|turbidity currents]]. It is also called '''deep-sea fans''', '''underwater deltas''', and '''submarine fans'''. They can be several kilometres long to several thousands of kilometres long. The largest abyssal fan is the [[Bengal Fan]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=James|first=David|date=2004|title=GLUYAS, J. & SWARBRICK, R. 2003. Petroleum Geoscience. xv + 359 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. Price £37.50 (paperback). ISBN 0 632 03767 9|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756804339178|journal=Geological Magazine|volume=141|issue=2|pages=251–252|doi=10.1017/s0016756804339178|bibcode=2004GeoM..141..251J|s2cid=128986810|issn=0016-7568|via=}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Geography-stub}} [[Category:Landforms]]