This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
The removal of solid matter by the flow of water in streams, or the action of the waves and currents of the seas. The process is continuous in regions of plentiful rainfall, the surface layers of the earth being gradually carried away to deposit in bays and seas.
 
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