river delta

Summary

river delta has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• delta is named after river delta^[2].
• river delta is a type of river mouth^[3].
• river delta is a type of plain^[4].
• river delta's Commons category is recorded as River deltas^[5].
• river delta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:River deltas^[6].
• river delta's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[7].
• river delta's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• river delta's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3^[9].
• river delta's different from is recorded as Delta^[10].
• river delta's properties for this type is recorded as P9700^[11].
• river delta's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include river mouth^[3] and plain^[4].

Origins

delta is named after river delta^[2].

Influence

Things named for river delta include Waterschap Hollandse Delta^[13], a water board in the Netherlands^[14], in Netherlands^[15], founded in 2005^[16], headquartered in Ridderkerk^[17] and Delta^[18], a city in the United States^[19], in United States^[20], founded in 1906^[21].

Why It Matters

river delta has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include Waterschap Hollandse Delta^[13], a water board in the Netherlands^[14], in Netherlands^[15], founded in 2005^[16], headquartered in Ridderkerk^[17] and Delta^[18], a city in the United States^[19], in United States^[20], founded in 1906^[21].