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Char (River Island)

Cattle on a char, Bangladesh

A Char, also known as chora, is a dynamic landform created by sediment deposition.[1][2] These land masses typically emerge as islands within river channels or along riverbanks.[3] Characterized by their transient nature, chars are surrounded by water bodies such as rivers, lakes, seas, or oceans[4][5]and their existence and characteristics depend largely on hydrological and sedimentary processes.[6]

Geology

Formation in oceans

The oceanic char, often referred to as sandbars or islands, emerge as a result of the accumulation of sediment deposited by ocean currents, tides, and waves.[7]

See also

Reference

  1. ^ "Char". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Char". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. ^ Debdatta Chowdhury. "Lands and Communities in Flux: The Chars in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Deltaic Region". OpenEdition Books. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ^ Abu Siddique. "Elevated homesteads give hope to flood-hit communities in Bangladesh". Mongabay. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ^ Mohammad Zaman. "Jamuna char stories: A full circle journey". Global Bangladesh. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ Md. Jakariya, C. Emdad Haque. "Bengal Delta, Charland Formation, and Riparian Hazards: Why Is a Flexible Planning Approach Needed for Deltaic Systems?". MDPI. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  7. ^ Dr. Muhammad Enamul Haq; Shibprasanna Lahiri; Swarochish Sarkar, ed. (December 1974). "Char". Bangla Academy Practical Bengali Dictionary (print) (in Bengali) (January 2002 ed.). Dhaka: Bangla Academy. p. 1224. ISBN 984-07-4222-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
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