Inlet
An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a
marginal sea
.
Overview
In
montane
lakes.
Multi-arm complexes of large inlets or
Scandinavian for "sound"). Some fjord-type inlets are called canals, e.g., Portland Canal, Lynn Canal, Hood Canal, and some are channels, e.g., Dean Channel and Douglas Channel
.
Tidal amplitude, wave intensity, and wave direction are all factors that influence sediment flux in inlets.[2]
On low slope sandy coastlines, inlets often separate
tidal currents flowing through an inlet do not flush accumulated sediment out of the inlet.[4]
See also
- Alaska Panhandle
- British Columbia Coast
- Calanque
- Inside Passage
- Ria
Notes
References
- ISBN 978-0-444-41728-2. be pub co
External links
Look up inlet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inlets.
