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    A delta is a low-lying landform formed at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited as the river flow slows upon entering a large body of water like a sea or ocean. Deltas vary in shape depending on conditions but examples include triangular or arcuate deltas, finger-like bird's foot deltas, and V-shaped cuspate deltas. Many deltas are important agricultural regions and sites of major cities due to their fertile soils and location at river mouths.

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    A delta is a low-lying landform formed at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited as the river flow slows upon entering a large body of water like a sea or ocean. Deltas vary in shape depending on conditions but examples include triangular or arcuate deltas, finger-like bird's foot deltas, and V-shaped cuspate deltas. Many deltas are important agricultural regions and sites of major cities due to their fertile soils and location at river mouths.

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    A delta is a low-lying landform formed at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited as the river flow slows upon entering a large body of water like a sea or ocean. Deltas vary in shape depending on conditions but examples include triangular or arcuate deltas, finger-like bird's foot deltas, and V-shaped cuspate deltas. Many deltas are important agricultural regions and sites of major cities due to their fertile soils and location at river mouths.

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    Delta,alowlyinglandformconsistingmainlyofmud,silt,sand,andgravellaiddownbyariveratitsmouth.Asariverentersalarge,relativelyquietbodyofwatersuchasa
    bayoragulftheflowoftheriver'swaterisslowed.Asaresult,waterborneparticlessettletothebottom.Eventuallythesesedimentsbuildupandextendseawardasa
    landformbarelyabovesealevel.Seawardgrowthissometimesrapidasmuchas200feet(60m)inasingleyearinthecaseofthePoandMississippirivers.Thoughsome
    riverscrosstheirdeltasinonemainchannel,mostdivideintobranchescalleddistributaries.

    Adeltaisanareaoflandthatformsatthemouthofariver.

    Deltasvaryinshape,dependingontheconditionsthatcreatedthem.Some,suchastheNileRiverdelta,areroughlytriangularandarecalledarcuatedeltas.ItwastheNile
    deltathatledtothenameofthislandformitresembledthefourthletteroftheGreekalphabet,delta().Deltaswithlongfingerlikeprojectionsextendingfarouttoseaare
    knownasbird'sfootdeltas.AnoutstandingexampleistheMississippiRiverdelta.Acuspatedelta,suchastheTiber's,extendsintotheseaasaV,withlongcurvingsides.An
    estuarinedelta,suchasthatoftheSeineinFrance,occurswhereariveremptiesintoalargeestuary.
    Becauseoftheirfertilesoilsandlocationatthemouthsofmajorrivers,manydeltashavelongbeenimportantcentersofagricultureandthecrossroadsoftransportation.
    AmongthegreatcitiesandportsoftheworldwithdeltalocationsareAlexandria,ontheNileCalcutta,ontheGangesBrahmaputraNewOrleans,ontheMississippi
    Rotterdam,ontheRhineandShanghai,ontheYangtze.
    Alongsomecoaststherearenodeltas.Theirformationispreventedmainlybystrongcurrentsandtidesbysubmergence,orgradualsinking,ofthelandorbyextremelydeep
    wateroffshore.
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