page_title: Alluvial fan
hierarchical_section_title: Alluvial fan
caption_attribution_description: العربية: مروحة طميية شاسعة بطول ستين كم، تفترش الأرض الجرداء بين سلسلتي جبال كونلون والتون، وهما اللتان تشكّلان الحدَّ الجنوبي لصحراء تكلامكان في منطقة سنجان في الصين. الجانب الأيسر هو الجزء النشط من المروحة، ويبدو باللون الأزرق، إثر الماء المُنساب من العديد من الجداول الصغيرة. English: A vast alluvial fan blossoms across the desolate landscape between the Kunlun and Altun mountain ranges that form the southern border of the Taklimakan Desert in China’s XinJiang Province. The left side is the active part of the fan, and appears blue from water currently flowing in the many small streams. The image was acquired May 2, 2002, covers an area of 56.6 × 61.3 km, and is centered near 37.4 degrees north, 84.3 degrees east.) A view of Google Maps and county maps in Xinjiang provincial atlas shows that the alluvial fan is formed by the river called Mòlèqiē Hé (莫勒切河) in Chinese (which, of course, is a Chinese "transcription" of a Uyghur name - sometimes transcribed as Molcha River). The fan is located in the western part of the Qiemo County. Français&#160;: Un vaste Cône de déjection se répand sur le paysage désolé qui sépare les chaînes montagneuses de Kunlun et d'Altun qui forment la frontière sud de la province chinoise du XinJiang. Le bord gauche du cône est sa partie active, et arbore une couleur bleue due aux nombreux chenaux en eau qui le traversent. Image acquise le 2 mai 2002 et couvrant une zone de 56,6 × 61,3 km, centrée sur les coordonnées 37,4° N et 84,3° est.) Italiano: Un vasto conoide di deiezione si apre a ventaglio nell'area desertica prossimale alle catene montuose dell'Altun e del Kunlun che costituiscono il confine meridionale del bacino idrografico del Tarim nella regione autonoma cinese dello Xinjiang. La parte attiva del reticolo idrografico del conoide appare colorata di blu per la presenza delle acque correnti. L'immagine satellitare, scattata il 2 maggio 2002, copre un'area di 56,6 per 61,3 km di lato, ed è centrata sulle coordinate 37,4° N, 84,3° E (parte occidentale della contea di Qiemo). Türkçe: Alüvyon yelpazesi, suyla taşınan tortuların kanyonların dışına süpürülüp, alçak koniler biçiminde vadilerde birikmesiyle oluşan bir yüzey şeklidir. Dağ yamacından aşağı doğru akan su, akıntı daha düz bir yere ulaştığında biriken kum ve kil birikintilerini toplar.
context_page_description: An alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposit of soil and rocks. It forms where a fast-flowing river spreads out over a flat plain. They are usually found in between mountain ranges that are crumbling away. If it rains a lot, the fan area will usually flood.
context_section_description: An alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposit of soil and rocks. It forms where a fast-flowing river spreads out over a flat plain. They are usually found in between mountain ranges that are crumbling away. If it rains a lot, the fan area will usually flood.
caption: A big alluvial fan across the mountain ranges of Xinjiang.
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