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.
Statements (45)
| 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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