Quaternary plains

The Red river delta plain is the second largest delta in Vietnam and is located in the North of the country with an area of 14,860 km² and residing more than 22.5 million inhabitants. Groundwater is mainly exploited in Quaternary sedimentary aquifers with a total discharge of about 3 million m3 /day.

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In southeastern Turkey, northern Syria, and Iraq, the Southeast Anatolian Wedge (SEAW) is recognized as lying between the high altitude Bitlis–Zagros Suture Zone and the Sincar Mountains on the Mesopotamian plain. This wedge narrows towards the south and contains several thrust and blind thrust zones merging with the basal thrust zone.

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 Vietnam has over 3200 km shoreline which extends from north to south of the country.  Sea level changes were principal factors influenced on sedimentary environment and compositions.  In Quaternary, cycles of sea level change and tectonic movement were main factor that created Red  River  delta,  Nam  Bo  plain  and  Central  plain.  There  are  5  sedimentary  cycles  corresponding  to  5  cycles  of  sea  level  change  of  the  Red  River  delta  and  Nam  Bo  plain.  Sedimentary  cycles  were ...

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