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Greek city and river beginning with letter L?
· Larissa is a city in Greece · Ladon River is in Greece
What is a triangular area of land formed depositis at the mouth of a river called?
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).
What term is used to refer to the northernmost region of the nile river which is roughly shaped like a triangle?
The Nile River Delta. It's called that because of its resemblace to the Greek letter delta and the letter looks like a triangle.
What is a river that deposits fertile soil on either side of its banks during a flood called?
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).
What is a triagular area of soil at the mouth of a river?
The river delta, named for the shape of the greek letter delta (Δ)
What are the 6 English letters the greek alphabet does not have?
The Greek alphabet does not have the letters: J, Q, W, X, Y, and Z.
What greek alphabet letter is the delta named after and why?
Delta (uppercase Δ, lowercase δ; Greek: Δέλτα ) Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter Dalet. The Greek historian Herodotus used the term "delta" to apply to the Nile River because the triangular alluvial area resembled the Greek letter (Δ), when viewed facing south.
What is a triangular landform where river meets sea?
A delta, named after the Greek letter "delta" that is shaped as a triangle.
Is there a greek god that starts with the letter X?
Yes there is Xanthus the god of the Scamander river near Troy.
What is the feature by the river mouth called?
It is called a delta because its triangular shape resembles the Greek letter delta.
What us the definition of the word Delta?
delta; from Greek, fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. Also, can be a triangular shaped area made from sand or dirt at the mouth of a river.
What term is used to refer to the northernmost region to the Nile river which is roughly shaped like a triangle?
The Nile River Delta. It's called that because of its resemblace to the Greek letter delta and the letter looks like a triangle.
