The Nile Cone and its channel system: new results after the Fanil cruise

The meandrous leveed channels of the Nile Cone show clear evidence of avuls ions. Their sedimentary architecture is founded on numerous stacked lens-sh aped acoustic units. In the areas of the distal fan, lobe deposits are appa rent from multichannel imagery. Huge debris flow deposits, sometimes associ ated with pockmarks, are recognized. Mud volcanoes and gas seeping are clos ely associated with faulting. In the East, a very long north-trending chann el, originating from the Egyptian coast, merges with a network of channels, very probably originating from the Levantine coasts. Both networks outlet in the sedimentary basin located south of Cyprus. (C) 2001 Academie des sci ences Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.