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What is the landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water called?
What is the landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water called?
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The correct option is C Delta
A river delta is a landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or another river that cannot carry away the supplied sediment.
A river delta is a landform created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or another river that cannot carry away the supplied sediment.
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