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has gloss | eng: The Ganges Fan is the largest submarine accumulation of sediment on Earth. Material is carried from the mouth of the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh through a series of underwater canyons, some of which are more than 1,500 miles (2,414 km) in length. The material is then carried along the floor of the Bay of Bengal up to 30 degrees latitude from where it began. The fan is now being explored as a possible source of fossil fuels for the surrounding developing nations. |
lexicalization | eng: Ganges Fan |
instance of | (noun) matter that has been deposited by some natural process deposit, sediment |
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