IJ basin

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The IJ basin is a geological sedimentary basin in the Netherlands associated with the former IJ inlet and surrounding lowland region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological structure
sedimentary basin
associatedWith IJ inlet
former IJ estuary
contains clay deposits
peat deposits
sand deposits
country Netherlands
genesis fluvial processes
glacio‑isostatic subsidence
marine processes
geologicalAge Holocene NERFINISHED
Quaternary NERFINISHED
hasEconomicRelevance geotechnical conditions for urban development
groundwater resources
hasMorphologyCharacterizedBy back‑barrier lagoonal environment
former tidal channels
hasMorphologyCharacterizedBy low‑lying polder landscape
hasStratigraphyCharacterizedBy alternating peat and clay layers
channel fills
tidal flat deposits
importantFor Dutch coastal geology
groundwater systems in the Amsterdam region
palaeogeographic reconstruction of the Low Countries
influencedBy coastal erosion
river discharge
sea‑level change
sediment compaction
locatedIn Flevoland NERFINISHED
North Holland
Southern North Sea region
near Almere NERFINISHED
Amsterdam NERFINISHED
Haarlem NERFINISHED
overlies Pleistocene deposits
partOf Dutch Lowlands NERFINISHED
North Sea Basin margin NERFINISHED
relatedTo Holocene transgression in the Netherlands
IJmeer NERFINISHED
Markermeer NERFINISHED
Zuiderzee NERFINISHED
development of the Dutch coastal barrier system
researchField Quaternary geology
geomorphology
sedimentology

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IJ partOf IJ basin