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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 975 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DELTA (from the shape of the Gr. See also:letter A, delta, originally used of the mouth of the See also:Nile)  , a See also:tract of See also:land enclosed by the diverging branches of a See also:river's mouth and the seacoast, and traversed by other branches of the stream . This triangular tract is formed from the See also:fine silt brought down in suspension by a muddy river and deposited when the river reaches the See also:sea . When tidal currents are feeble, the See also:delta frequently advances some distance seawards, forming a See also:local prolongation of the See also:coast .

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