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The Nile, for example, is considered to be an arcuate delta because of its arc shaping. As it is waves that shape it into an arc , it also falls under the category of a wave-dominated delta. The word delta is derived from the Greek letter delta , which, like arcuate deltas, is roughly triangular.
The Suez Canal is east of the delta and enters the coastal Lake Manzala in the north-east of the delta. To the north-west are three other coastal lakes or lagoons: Lake Burullus, Lake Idku and Lake Mariout. The Nile is considered to be an "arcuate" delta (arc-shaped), as it resembles a triangle or flower when seen from above.
Arcuate architecture, employing its arches and beams; Arcuate delta, a type of river delta; Arcuate pocket a type of pocket used in clothing, especially jeans made by Levi Strauss; Arcuate rack, a curved rack gear
A Gilbert delta (named after Grove Karl Gilbert) is a type of fluvial-dominated [24] delta formed from coarse sediments, as opposed to gently sloping muddy deltas such as that of the Mississippi. For example, a mountain river depositing sediment into a freshwater lake would form this kind of delta.
The geology of the Pearl River Delta is rock sequences plus superficial sediments, emplaced in an alluvial delta, occupying the Pearl River Estuary. The unconsolidated sediments which dominate the delta are largely derived from continental materials exposed across the Pearl River basin, and range in size from fine particles such as mud to larger fragments like gravel.
A few examples of fish found in the delta are speckled trout, redfish, flounder, blue crabs, shrimp, catfish and bass. [ 42 ] Endangered and threatened species – The Mississippi River Delta is home to a number of species that are listed as endangered or threatened according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
The Ganges Delta has the shape of a triangle and is considered to be "arcuate" (arc-shaped). It covers more than 105,000 km 2 (41,000 sq mi) and lies mostly in Bangladesh and India, with rivers from Bhutan , Tibet , and Nepal draining into it from the north. 67% of the delta is inside Bangladesh and only 33% belongs to West Bengal.
Horton River Delta in 2012. The river begins at a small lake about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the northeast Dease Arm of Great Bear Lake.It passes through the Smoking Hills and reaches its mouth on the east side of Cape Bathurst at Franklin Bay on the Amundsen Gulf of the Beaufort Sea, where it forms a small delta, about 125 kilometres (78 mi) northwest of the community of Paulatuk.