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Name two landforms in the lower course of a river.
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Solution
- Delta: The river divides itself into many distributaries.
These distributaries are also subdivided into mini-distributaries. This is due to the deposition of sediments over a large area near the mouth of rivers. Such sedimentation occurs on the sides of the stream, at the mouth, in the front part as well as in the bed of the river. The deposition over large areas results in a triangular-shaped formation called delta. It resembles the Greek letter A The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is growing towards the sea. It is also one of the largest in the world. - Oxbow lakes are also formed in the lower course of a river.
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