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Distinguish between a delta and an estuary.

The main differences between Delta and Estuary are as follows:

Delta

1. The triangular deposits made by the rivers at their mouth form Delta.

2. Deltas are formed in the regions of low tides and coastal plains.

3. Deltas are fertile lands.

4. Ganga and Brahmaputra, Krishna, Kaveri and Mahanadi form delta.

Estuary

1. The sharp edged mouth of rivers, devoid of any deposits is known as Estuary.

2. Regions of high tides and rift valleys witness Estuaries.

3. Estuary does not have fertile lands.

4. Narmada and Tapi rivers form Estuaries...!

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Estuary is the entrance of the river into the sea where the river water may be entering the sea or the tidal waves may be entering the river; mouth of the sea.Delta is the landscape formed by the deposit of the fine particles carried by the river in the tail end of the course. Usually such deposits of alluvial soil at the end of the river causes a blockade of its course and the river rises and there is a change of course to the left or right . This is going on in a phased manner and there forms a delta in the shape of a triangle-in th shape of the Greek alphabet 'delta.'

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Estuary is the entrance of the river into the sea where the river water may be entering the sea or the tidal waves may be entering the river; mouth of the sea.Delta is the landscape formed by the deposit of the fine particles carried by the river in the tail end of the course. Usually such deposits of alluvial soil at the end of the river causes a blockade of its course and the river rises and there is a change of course to the left or right . This is going on in a phased manner and there forms a delta in the shape of a triangle-in th shape of the Greek alphabet 'delta.'

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Estuary:many rivers do not form deltas especially along rocky coasts. Instead they have a narrow, gradually widening bay at the mouth, cutting deep inland. Such a funnel-shaped opening at the mouth of a river is called an estuary.

Delta:a triangular piece of land that develops at the mouth of rivers by the deposition of sediments. The river has less energy to cut into land and it can no longer carry heavy load sediments. When the sediments are deposited in the

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