River deltas River deltas The Camargue is the land south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the River Rhône delta at the approximate coordinates ...more on Wikipedia about "Camargue"
The Colorado River Delta is the region of land where the Colorado River historically flowed into the Gulf of California. The interaction of the river’s flow and the ocean’s tide created a dynamic environment, supporting freshwater, brackish, and saltwater species. Within the delta region, the river split into multiple braided channels and formed complex estuary and terrestrial ecosystems. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colorado River Delta"
The Danube Delta (Delta Dunării in Romanian), located in Dobrogea, Romania and a small part in Odes'ka oblast', Ukraine, is the largest and best preserved of European deltas, with an area of 3446 km². The delta is located around the area where the Danube River flows into the Black Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Danube Delta"
Étang de Vaccarès resembles a 750 km² island within the mainland, embraced by the two branches of the Rhône River and the Mediterranean Sea. A smaller area, west of the Petit Rhone branch of the river, is called the Petite Camargue. ...more on Wikipedia about "Étang de Vaccarès"
The Ganges Delta is a river delta in the south Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India. It is the world's largest delta, and empties into the Bay of Bengal. The delta, also known as the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, stretches from the Hugli River on the west to the Meghna River on the east. It is approximately 220 miles across at the Bay of Bengal. Kolkata, India (formerly Calcutta), and Chittagong, Bangladesh are the principal seaports on the delta. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ganges Delta"
The Indus River Delta occurs where the Indus River flows into the Arabian Sea in Pakistan. The delta covers an area of about 16,000 square miles (41,440 sq km), and is approximately 130 miles across where it meets the sea. Unlike many other deltas, the Indus River Delta consists of clay and other infertile soils, and is very swampy. The delta receives between 10 and 20 inches of rainfall in a normal year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indus River Delta"
An inverted river delta is special category of river delta in which the narrow end of the delta emerges on the seafront and the wide end is located further inland, so that with respect to the seafront, the locations of the either end of the delta are inverted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inverted river delta" The Ultimate http://www.shortopedia.com Machine.
Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve is located in the delta of Lena River in the far north of eastern Siberia. It has a total land area of 60,000 km², making it the largest protected area in Russia. It protects large concentrations of birds, including swans, geese and ducks, loons, shorebirds, raptors and gulls. It is also an important fish spawning site. Nearby is the city of Tiksi, Russia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve"
The Mekong Delta is the region in Southeast Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southeastern Vietnam of 39,000 km² ** . The area covered by water depends on the season. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mekong Delta"
The Mississippi River Delta is the modern area of land (the river delta) built up by alluvium deposited by the Mississippi River as it slows down and enters the Gulf of Mexico. The deltaic process has, over the past 5,000 years, caused the coastline of south Louisiana to advance gulfward from 15 to 50 miles (24 to 80 km). ...more on Wikipedia about "Mississippi River Delta"
The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. The area was the British Oil Rivers Protectorate from 1885 until 1893, when it was expanded and became the Niger Coast Protectorate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Niger Delta"
The Niger Inland Delta or Inner Niger Delta is a large area of lakes and swamps in Mali, around the bifurcated Niger and its tributary, the Bani. Cities such as Mopti, Sévaré and Djenné lie in the 400 km-long region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Niger Inland Delta"
The Nile Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline—and is a rich agricultural region. From north to south the delta is approximately 160 km in length. The Delta begins slightly down-river from Cairo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nile Delta"
The Okavango Delta (or Okavango Swamp), in Botswana, is the world's largest inland delta. ...more on Wikipedia about "Okavango Delta"
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A delta is the mouth of a river where it flows into an ocean, sea, or lake, building outwards (as a deltaic deposit) from sediment carried by the river and deposited as the water current is dissipated. Deltaic deposits of larger, heavily-laden rivers are characterised by the river channel dividing into multiple streams ( distributaries), these divide and come together again to form a maze of active and inactive channels. A related notion is estuary, which is another type of the river mouth. ...more on Wikipedia about "River delta"
The San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta is an expansive inland river delta in northern California in the United States. It is formed at the western edge of the Central Valley by the Sacramento River at its confluence with the San Joaquin River just east of where the river enters Suisun Bay (an upper arm of San Francisco Bay). The city of Stockton is located on the San Joaquin River near the southeast edge of the delta. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sacramento River Delta"
The Volga Delta is the largest inland delta in Europe, and occurs where Europe's largest river system, the Volga River, drains into the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic of Kalmykia. The delta is located in the Caspian Depression—the far eastern part of the delta lies in Kazakhstan. The delta drains into the Caspian approximately 60 km downstream from the city of Astrakhan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Volga Delta"
The Yangtze River Delta (Chinese 长江三角洲/長江三角洲 chángjiāng sānjiǎozhōu) or Yangtze Delta, generally comprises the triangular-shaped territory of Shanghai, southern Jiangsu province and northern Zhejiang province. The area lies at the heart of the region traditionally called Jiangnan (literally: "south of the Yangtze River"). The Yangtze drains into the East China Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yangtze River Delta"
The Yukon Delta is one of the biggest river deltas in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yukon Delta"
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