What is the land formed at the mouth of a river called that is deposited by silt?

Answer 1

The land formed by deposited soil at the mouth of a river is called a delta (named for the Greek letter, which is similarly triangular in shape).

The most well known are the Ganges River Delta, India, the Nile River Delta, Egypt, and the largest is the Amazon River Delta, Brazil.

Answer 2

Silt, soil and sediment deposited at the mouth of a river creates a land form called a "river delta."

Because of its shape (named for the Greek letter, which is similarly triangular in shape and is the forerunner of the letter D), it is called a delta. It is made up of islands of alluvial soil, and the channels of water that separate these islets are called distributaries.

Some examples are the Mississippi Delta and the Nile Delta.

The soil that is deposited is called silt. The landform that is often created by deposited silt at the mouth of a river is called a river delta.

Answer 3

This type of landform is called a river delta. While the Nile River delta located in Africa is a well-known delta, the Mississippi River delta also is another one located in North America.

Answer 4

An alluvial fan often forms at a river's delta from the deposition of silt.

Answer 5

The soil that is deposited is called silt. The landform that is often created by deposited silt at the mouth of a river is called a river delta.

Answer 6

The land formed by silt deposited at the mouth of a river is called a delta (named for the Greek letter, which is similarly triangular in shape).

Answer 7

A river delta.

Answer 8

Delta

Answer 9

a Delta

Answer 10

A delta.