Question
Download Solution PDFWhen the river approaches sea it breaks up into a number of distributaries, each distributary forms its own mouth. The collection of sediments from all the mouths forms _______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is delta.
Key Points
- About River Delta-
- At the mouth of the delta river, there is a triangular form of deposition of sediments brought by it.
- First introduced by Herodotus to the Tikoune Delta of the Nile in the 5th century B.C. Hitherto, 150 large deltas have been formed.
- All major rivers have deltas.
- Rivers forming Delta-
- Ganga
- Brahmaputra
- Godavari
- Krishna
- Cauvery/Kaveri
- Mahanadi
- Note-
- The Narmada, Sabarmati and Tapti rivers of India do not form deltas.
- These rivers form estuaries instead of river deltas.
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