Sudden collapses of the sea floor can generate oceanic sediment flows that dwarf the global annual sediment input from rivers. Such flows can travel great distances, and undergo transformation along the way.
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Allen, P. Sediment en route to oblivion. Nature 450, 490–491 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/450490a
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