Special features of sedimentary landforms formation at continental margins

Abstract

An importance of sedimentation is discussed for the submerged continental margin topography formation. Various dynamical processes (differing in character and energy) account for the sedimentary landforms of the continental margin, including hydrogenous, hydrodynamical and gravitation processes. Lithodynamical environment of sedimentation seems to be the main geological agent of morphosculpture modelling, as the environment controls the manner of sedimentation and therefore the geological body which is sedimentary landform. A detailed scheme is developed of genetic types of sediments of continental margin and the main elements of its built-up topography.