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Channel piracy on the lower Bengal Fan

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Differences in morphology between the most recently active valley and older valleys suggest that channel piracy occurred on the lower Bengal Fan. Cutoff of two older valleys took place in the late Wisconsinan fan lobe between Sri Lanka and the 85°E Ridge at about 5°N and 83°E.

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  1. Curray, J. R., and Moore, D. G., 1971. Growth of the Bengal Deep-Sea Fan and denudation of the Himalayas. Geol. Soc. America Bull., v. 82, p. 863–872.

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    F. J. Emmel & J. R. Curray

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Emmel, F.J., Curray, J.R. Channel piracy on the lower Bengal Fan. Geo-Marine Letters 1, 123–127 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02463329

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