Types of River Mouths: Where Rivers Surrender to the Sea
Rivers meet the sea in many ways—deltas, estuaries, fjords, and more—each shaped by tides, climate, and geology in a dance of land and water.
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Rivers that disappear in the continents
A vast majority of rivers finish their journey to reach the sea. Some rivers, however, disappear in the continent don’t have an outlet to the sea. They are usually karstic lost rivers, or just dry up on the surface, either as an alluvial fan or …
Where Rivers Meet the Sea: The Mystical Beauty of River Deltas
A river delta is nature’s masterpiece—where freshwater meets the sea, creating a lush, ever-changing landscape full of life and transformation.