Write down the difference b/w a delta and an Estuary
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An estuary is an area where streams and rivers converge into the seawater from oceans. Bays, lagoons, harbors, inlets can be types of estuaries. Estuaries contains the mixture of salt and fresh water and results in brackish water. There are generally four types of estuaries – Coastal plain estuaries, Tectonic estuaries, Bar built estuaries and Fjord estuaries. Delta is a sedimentary deposit formed at mouth of some rivers. It is usually triangular in shape. On the other hand, an estuary is a semi-enclosed body of water where fresh water meets the ocean.
Delta is basically a deposit of sediments containing sand and soil. It is normally found as a bulge of shoreline where the river enters the ocean, sea or any other standing body of water. This bulge contains sediments and therefore it is very fertile in nature. The sediments get accumulate in the condition when the river’s rate of depositing material tends to be faster than of sea.
Delta is basically a deposit of sediments containing sand and soil. It is normally found as a bulge of shoreline where the river enters the ocean, sea or any other standing body of water. This bulge contains sediments and therefore it is very fertile in nature. The sediments get accumulate in the condition when the river’s rate of depositing material tends to be faster than of sea.
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