Tidal strait

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A tidal strait passing between two landmasses

A tidal strait is a strait through which a tidal current flows. Tidal currents are usually unidirectional but sometimes are bidirectional. Tidal straits, though they are narrow seaways, are technically not rivers. They are frequently of tectonic origin. In them, currents develop because of elevation differences between the water basins at both ends. [1] Tidal straits can connect seas and oceans, as well as estuarine zones. [2]

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Tides sometimes allow sediments to collect in tidal straits. [3] [4]

Arthur Kill tidal strait, Prall's Island visible Arthur Kill Pralls Island.jpg
Arthur Kill tidal strait, Prall's Island visible

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References

  1. ↑ Longhitano, Sergio G.; Mellere, Donatella; Steel, Ronald J.; Ainsworth, R. Bruce (April 9, 2012). "Tidal depositional systems in the rock record: A review and new insights" (PDF). basin.earth.ncu.edu.tw. Retrieved 27 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ South Bronx-Oak Point Link: Environmental Impact Statement. 1982. p. 2.
  3. ↑ Longhitano, Sergio; Steel, Ronald J. (June 2015). "Deltas sourcing tidal straits: observations from some field case studies". 31st International Association of Sedimentologists - Meeting of Sedimentology. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Rossia, V.M; Longhitano, S.G.; Mellere, D; Dalrymple, R. W; Steela, R.J.; Chiarellae, D.; Olariua, C. (November 2017). "Interplay of tidal and fluvial processes in an early Pleistocene, delta-fed, strait margin (Calabria, Southern Italy)". Marine and Petroleum Geology. 87: 14–30. doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.02.021 . Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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