What type of delta forms when freshwater discharge delivers sediments into long islands parallel to the river flow and perpendicular to the trend of the coast??

A) ?river-dominated delta
B) ?wave-dominated delta
C) ?mixed delta
D) ?tide-dominated delta


D

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