river delta
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Summary
river delta ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,246 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Named after: delta[2]
- Subclass of: river mouth[3], plain[4]
- Commons category: River deltas[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:River deltas[6]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[9]
- Different from: Delta[10]
- Properties for this type: P9700[11]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]
- P14541: 25MxOA[13], 2LW2xF[14]
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Influence
Things named for river delta include Delta[15], a city in the United States[16], in United States[17], founded in 1906[18] and Waterschap Hollandse Delta[19], a water board in the Netherlands[20], in Netherlands[21], founded in 2005[22], headquartered in Ridderkerk[23].
Why It Matters
river delta has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for it include Delta[15], a city in the United States[16], in United States[17], founded in 1906[18] and Waterschap Hollandse Delta[19], a water board in the Netherlands[20], in Netherlands[21], founded in 2005[22], headquartered in Ridderkerk[23].