| Descriptor in English: | Delta |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Delta |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Delta |
| Descriptor in French: | Delta (D'un Fleuve) |
| Entry term(s): |
River Mouth |
| Tree number(s): |
SP8.473.654.482.092 |
| Scope note: | Triangular configuration of a section of coast open to the sea, created by the alluvial deposits at the mouth of a river, often, but not always, traversed by its branches. Example: the Nile delta. (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) |
| DeCS UI: | 35023 |
| Descriptor UI: | DDCS035023 |
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| Concept UI |
FD00060886 |
| Scope note | Triangular configuration of a section of coast open to the sea, created by the alluvial deposits at the mouth of a river, often, but not always, traversed by its branches. Example: the Nile delta. (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) |
| Preferred term | Delta |
| Entry term(s) |
River Mouth |
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