Thursday, April 1, 2010

Deltas

Arcuate Delta: A landform that is created at a mouth of a river where the river flows into a larger body of water.This kind of delta is bent or curved with the convex facing the body of water.Birds Foot Delta: A delta with many long projecting distributary channels, that span out like the claws of a birds.
Cuspate Delta: A tooth shaped delta where one dominant river pushes the delta forward into the body of water, and waves cause it to form into two curving beaches on either side.


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