Information About Delta Landforms

A landform shaped due to deposition of sediments by a river at its mouth is a delta. This Buzzle article brings you more information on river deltas through facts and examples of delta landforms across the world.

1. Ganga-Brahmaputra or the Sunderban Delta is the largest delta landform in the world on the wetlands of the state of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. It is an example of a tide dominated delta, which is also known as Green delta, due to it high fertility. It has a dendritic structure, appearing like tree branches when viewed from above.
2. East coast of Borneo Island, Indonesia is known for its peculiar shape, which makes it look like big fat fingers from above.
3. Nile river delta region is characterized by intense agricultural activity due to its fertile depositions. The Nile forms an example of an arcuate delta.
4. The Tiber river forms a cuspate delta when it enters the Tyrrhenian sea near Rome, Italy.
5. The Mississippi river delta is a classic example of the bird's foot delta. It is also known as a lobic delta due to the deltaic lobes being formed there.
6. The river Rhone in Europe is an example of a composite arcuate and cuspate delta in the Mediterranean sea.
7. The Gulf of Riga is a bay in the Baltic sea with the Daugava, Lielupe, Gauja, Salaca and Parnu rivers forming the unique delta.
8. The Rio de la Plata―confluence of the Uruguay and Parana rivers―forms an estuarine delta in the Atlantic ocean, on the borders of Argentina and Uruguay.
9. The River Ebro is a delta in the Mediterranean Sea influenced by tidal action. It also is a wetland under the Ramsar Convention of Wetlands.
10. The Lena river delta in the Laptev Sea in the Arctic Ocean appears like a beautiful tree when viewed from above. A dense network of distributaries makes it an arcuate delta.