Deltas

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:defines Landforms at the mouth of a river where it splits into several outlets
gptkbp:example gptkb:Mississippi_River_Delta
gptkb:Ganges-Brahmaputra_Delta
gptkb:Nile_Delta
gptkb:Mekong_Delta
Okavango Delta
gptkbp:formedBy deposition of sediment carried by a river
gptkbp:foundIn river mouths
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deltas
gptkbp:importantFor agriculture
biodiversity
fertile land
gptkbp:namedFor Herodotus
gptkbp:shape triangle (often)
gptkbp:threats gptkb:human
sea level rise
subsidence
gptkbp:type gptkb:arcuate_delta
gptkb:bird's_foot_delta
gptkb:cuspate_delta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Delta_Sigma_Theta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6