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Center for Environmental Communications |
 | | Deltas are the result of interacting fluvial (river) and, usually, marine systems. |
 | | Delta was coined by Herodotus (the father of history, 484-425 BC) after the Greek letter delta because of the deltoid-shape at the mouth of the Nile. |
 | | Delta definition: Coastal accumulations, both subaqueous and subaerial, of river-derived sediments adjacent to, or in close proximity to, the source stream, including the deposits that have been secondarily molded by various marine agents, such as waves, currents, or tides. |
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