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. Fig, The sandy upper shoreface (upper part of unit U400) forms a step well visible on the detailed bathymetric map (see Fig. 3) Note the very exaggerated vertical scale. CS: Cemented sands. Units including U300 through U500 represent the trangressive and highstand deposits that are studied in this paper 1 " and " 2 " are close-up views of unit U400, Seismic (chirp) section STch 93 across the western Rhône subaqueous deltaic complex D70, D60, D50 and D45 are surfaces of subaerial erosion that formed during Marine Isotope Stages 2, 6, 8 and 10, respectively. They bound regressive or " falling stage " systems tracts, 2004.

. Fig, This map is based on the compilation of sounding charts from the French Hydrographic Service of the Navy (SHOM) Contour lines are every 50 cm in order to highlight morphologic features. The thick arrow corresponds to the boundary between two Digital Terrain Models, that generate an artifact along the ?50 m contour line (see text for explanation) The deglacial retreat path of the Rhône from the Petit Rhône canyon head (PRC) can be inferred with, from South to North) and (3): lowstand and early transgressive shorelines and/or delta fronts; (4): retreat path of the Rhône presumably during MWP1A; (4w1), (4w2), and (4e) correspond to the retreat path of other Rhône distributaries. (5): sandy delta front of the Early Rhône Deltaic Complex; 6: remnants of the Early St Ferreol delta): remnants of a Peccais (?) delta front, remnants of a Little Ice Age delta front (Bras de Fer); (9): remnants of the Peygoulier delta front; (10): modern Roustan delta front

. Homer, Petit Rhône " (little Rhône) to the west and the " Grand Rhône " (large Rhône) to the east. STKS25, MD992352 BMVK06, and BMKS16 are cores described or mentioned in the text. Paleo-shorelines, sand ridges and onshore deltaic lobes (in red) are from, Arnaud-Fassetta Provansal, 1981.