GEOLOGY
GEOMORPHOLOGY
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Question
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The place where a river starts
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Where the river flows into the sea
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Where two river channels meet
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The land next to the river channel
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Detailed explanation-1: -A delta is formed where a river empties into a larger body of water and deposits large amounts of alluvium. The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh and India.
Detailed explanation-2: -An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean. In estuaries, the salty ocean mixes with a freshwater river, resulting in brackish water. Brackish water is somewhat salty, but not as salty as the ocean. An estuary may also be called a bay, lagoon, sound, or slough.
Detailed explanation-3: -Estuaries: Where the River Meets the Sea.
Detailed explanation-4: -A river mouth is where the river ends, but an estuary is typically a transition area that exists before a river reaches its final destination at a saltwater location. Estuaries are somewhat closed-off bodies of water where rivers and saltwater meet.