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River Deltas

Deltas are a landform that are at mouths of rivers and flow into other bodies of water. They are formed from sediment deposits carried by the river. Due to the combination of land fertility caused by water and silts, civilizations have been built around them.

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What is the size of the Nile River delta?

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The length of the delta cannot be measured in square miles: these are used to measure areas, not lengths.

Where is nile river and nile river delta located?

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The delta point of a river is always found at it's outlet point, to the sea. A delta is where the river branches out in a triangle, with multiple outlets to the sea or ocean. Delta, from the Greek letter of the same name, is shaped like a triangle - and this is how most river deltas look from above.

The Nile Delta flows into the southeastern Mediterranean Sea, north of Cairo.

What is the land use of the River Nile Delta?

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Nearly half of Egypt's population live in the Nile Delta region. Alexandria is the largest city in the delta with an estimated population of more than 4 million. The link below will give further information.

How do you get wolfhome deltas for FREE?

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If you get on facebook and go to the wolfhome page like them and a box will appear type in your username and you will get 1.00 Deltas if you miss the first one don't worry there's more like every week. If you have anymore questions PM me or find me on Wolfhome my username is SmexiWolfGurl69 or MasterShiba95. Thank You! ^_^

What country is the Nile River Delta located in?

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In lala land where unicorns graze and ma's and belle's eat pink and yellow grass. and the evil yumpapa orders evry1 around.

The Mississippi River Delta is south of what Louisiana city?

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The Mississippi river is located in the city of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana.

Are river deltas caused by erosion?

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No, deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river. Over long periods of time, this deposition builds the characteristic geographic pattern of a river delta.

What is the location of the Nile River?

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It is in Africa and flows through a number of different countries. The link below is a detailed map of the Nile.

What kind of sediment is deposited in the river delta?

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Highly fertile silt. The structure of the soil particles is like sand.

What is distributary and how does it form?

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the rivers in their lower coures split into numerous channels due to the deposition of slit these channels are known as distributaries

What is the distance from new Orleans to the Mississippi river delta?

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Baton Rouge is about 80 miles upriver of New Orleans, which is about 50 miles northwest of the lower Mississippi River delta.

In which African country is the Nile River Delta located?

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In Egypt, the East end of the Mediterranean Sea, North from Cairo.

What is the land around the Nile River delta called?

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one answer is black land and the other side is red land so you have 2 answers

How are sandbars and deltas similar?

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The "sand dunes and deltas" are similar to that they are both "formed by weathering".

What places are river deltas found?

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At the end of the river, the places where the river empties out into something else, usually a lake or the ocean.

The reason that some rivers enter the sea with a delta rether than an estuary depends on tidal flow. Where there is little difference in the tidal range a Delta is formed, as in the Mississippi entering the Gulf of Mexico.

What is the formation of deltas and sinkholes?

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Deltas are massive river deposits of sediment that fan out such as the delta around New Orleans.

Sinkholes are formed when acidic water eats (sometimes massive) holes in limestone.

What is the elevation of the Rhone River Delta in France?

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6 feet below seal level

Is a river delta a heterogeneous mixture?

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Yes, a river delta is a suspension, which is a type of heterogeneous mixture.

What is important about the Niger River Delta?

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Egypt is the gift of the Nile, without the Nile, Egypt would not be inhabited. The Egyptians depended on the Nile, for what was the only fresh water for miles, and miles, since most Egyptians farmed to make a living. The water was very important, also it was a way of transport, and move heavy things like limestone blocks, for the pyramids. Also the pharaohs sailed on huge barges, so that the people of Egypt could worship them.

Which is the largest delta in the world?

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The Tigre Delta, located between Arentina and Uruguary, is the second largest delta in the world. This delta is second largest to the Ganges Delta located in Bangladesh India.

What shape do river deltas usually have?

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It is usually a tree shape. :-) (i learned this in lesson.)

In which state is te Mississippi river delta located?

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It is located primarily in southeast Louisiana, extending southeast of New Orleans into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Nile River delta empties into what body of water?

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The Nile river delta is located on the Northern end of the river which empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

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