What river forms the world famous delta?

The Nile Delta is famous for sustaining the ancient Egyptian civilisation with its rich depositions of silt that were important for agriculture. The Amazon Delta is famous for being the biggest delta in the world and sustaining rainforest. read more

The world´s largest river delta is the Ganges Delta, most of which is in the country of Bangladesh. One third of the delta lies in India, and all waters flow into the Bay of Bengal. Sources differ for land coverage of the Ganges Delta, ranging from 23,000 to over 40,000 square miles of land. read more

Many, though not all, large rivers form deltas at their mouths by depositing great amounts of sediment in coastal waters or lakes. The deltas of the Nile, Mississippi, Yellow and Ganges-Brahmaputra rivers rank among the most famous in the world. read more

River deltas form when a river carrying sediment reaches either (1) a body of water, such as a lake, ocean, or reservoir, (2) another river that cannot remove the sediment quickly enough to stop delta formation, or (3) an inland region where the water spreads out and deposits sediments. read more