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(PESIA) Weg naar Zee 2D Seismic - Staatsolie

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4.2.6 GEOMORPHOLOGY EOMORPHOLOGY AND SOI SOILS<br />

Physiography and soils<br />

<strong>Staatsolie</strong> Maatschappij Suriname N.V.<br />

<strong>PESIA</strong> <strong>Weg</strong> <strong>naar</strong> <strong>Zee</strong> <strong>2D</strong> <strong>Seismic</strong> 2012<br />

The project area is located in the flat and very low low-lying lying Young Coastal Plain in an area with<br />

clay flats and ridges. Clay flats dominate in the north and west of the study area, while ridges are<br />

a common feature in the south and southeast. Physiography and soil conditions of the study area<br />

are presented as Figure 6. The information presented in this map has been adapted from the<br />

Reconnaissance soil map of Northern Suriname (Soil Survey Department, 1977; 1:100 000).<br />

Figure 6 Land and soil of the <strong>Weg</strong> <strong>naar</strong> <strong>Zee</strong> study area (adapted from Soil Survey, 1977)<br />

An overview of the characteristics of physiographical units and a brief description of the soils is<br />

presented in Table 6.<br />

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