Editing River delta (section)

== Examples ==
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The [[Ganges Delta|Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta]], which spans most of [[Bangladesh]] and [[West Bengal]] and empties into the [[Bay of Bengal]], is the world's largest delta.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appendix A: The Major River Deltas Of The World |url=https://www.geol.lsu.edu/WDD/PUBLICATIONS/HCBK04/DeltaData%26Images.pdf |access-date=2022-02-22 |website=[[Louisiana State University]] |archive-date=2022-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222200504/https://www.geol.lsu.edu/WDD/PUBLICATIONS/HCBK04/DeltaData%26Images.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Selenga River]] delta in the [[Republics of Russia|Russian republic]] of [[Buryatia]] is the largest delta emptying into a body of fresh water, in its case [[Lake Baikal]].{{Cn|date=November 2024}}