River Landforms: Point Bars
Geography: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 1.1.9
Point Bars
Point bars are river landforms caused by deposition in rivers.

Point bars
- Point bars are made up of the deposited material that accumulates on the inside bend of a river meander.
- They are crescent-shaped, are very gently sloping and found below the slip-off slope.
- They are made of alluvium.
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