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A delta, named after the Greek letter "delta" that is shaped as a triangle.
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Where on the map is there a land form called a delta?
The deposit at the mouth of a river is usually triangular in shape and size. The triangular shape and the increased width at the base are due to blocking of the river mouth, with resulting continual formation of http://www.answers.com/topic/distributary at angles to the original course
What does sound mean in landform terms?
a long inlet or armof the sea
What is is elevation?
Elevation is the height of a landform above sea level.
What agent of erosion creates delta?
There isn't really an erosional process. Instead there is a depositional process; as the river meets the sea it slows down which means that it drops most of its sediment and spread out.
What river flows into the South China Sea?
Is the Chang River west of East China Sea?
What type of landform exist where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea?
The Nile forms a delta where it meets the Mediterranean.
What Greek letter is shaped like a triangle?
The capital Delta (Δ). ... and that is why the area where a river meets the sea, which is usually triangular in shape with all the silt deposits, is called a river delta!
What is the mouth of the river?
It Is Where the River Meets The Sea
Which is estuary of a river?
it is the mouth of the river; where it meets the sea
Which river meets the sea at shoreham?
The River Darent
When does a river become the sea?
At the mouth of the river, when it abruptly widens and meets the sea.
What is the river that meets the sea?
Mississippi
What is is called where the river meets the sea?
It is known as the river's estuary.
When rivers approach the sea what landform is usually created?
A river Delta.
What is the place where the river and sea meets?
Estuary
What is the name of where a river meets the sea?
A Delta
What can be found where a river meets the sea?
A delta
