Concept information
Preferred term
دلتا
Type
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http://www.irandoc.ac.ir/onto/irandoc-meta/Concept
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Definitions
- A delta is a landform where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, desert, estuary, lake or another river. It builds up sediment outwards into the flat area which the river's flow encounters (as a deltaic deposit) transported by the water and set down as the currents slow. Deltaic deposits of larger, heavily-laden rivers are characterized by the main channel dividing amongst often substantial land masses into multiple streams known as distributaries. These divide and come together again to form a maze of active and inactive channels.
Obsolete
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English
URI
http://www.irandoc.acir/onto/irandoc/SWEETT01464
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