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| | Wave-Dominated Delta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | Entrances of wave-dominated deltas are relatively narrow due to constriction by a barrier (or sandbar) and, due to the relatively high river influence throughout the system, are rarely closed off from the ocean. |
 | | In Australia, wave-dominated deltas are most abundant on the north-east, south-east, and south-west coasts, and represent 'mature' forms of wave-dominated estuaries, having been largely infilled by sediment from terrigenous and marine sources (Roy et al., 2001, Roy, 1993). |
 | | During the later stages of deltaic evolution (or sediment infilling), the connectivity between the river channel and tidal inlet increases. |
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