Marohae Bay in the South Coast of Korea, which is composed of complex coasts and many islands of various size, was surveyed to examine the source and transportation of sediments. The surface sediments with consist of gravelly sand, silt, sightly gravelly muddy silt, sand, clayey sand could be divided into three fades a and, silt and gravel facies. Micro-organisms of warm water included Dictyocha oceanica of nannoplankton were occurred in surface sediments. On the basis of study results, it is assumed that the study area shows the characteristic depositional environment which fine sediments could be transported from low latitude by Kuroshio current.

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