Question

What is a delta? Name some dalta of Indian continent

Answer 1

A nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river.

-The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta 
-Sunderbans Delta   in the Bengal region
- Bay of Bengal.

Answer 2

Rivers carry sediments. When such a river enters another water body like an ocean, sea or lake, the force of the flow is considerably reduced and due to this, the sediments are deposited at the point of entry. Over a period of time, there is build-up in sedimentation, that it forms a land-form called Delta.

 

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is located between West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. It is one of the largest deltas in the world.