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andreev551 [17]
3 years ago
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What is a delta in geography?

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marysya [2.9K]3 years ago
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A river delta<span> is a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or (more rarely) another river that cannot transport away the supplied sediment.</span>
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