Which is the largest natural delta of the world?

Geography. The Ganges Delta has the shape of a triangle and is considered to be an arcuate (arc-shaped) delta. It covers more than 105,000 km2 (41,000 sq mi) and lies mostly in Bangladesh and India, with rivers from Bhutan, Tibet, and Nepal draining into it from the north.



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Overall, the delta plain grew to more than 600,000 square miles. That is more than 10 times the size of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the largest in the world today, and it dwarfs the Nile River Delta's measly 9,650 square miles. We're talking about a river delta nearly the size of the entire state of Alaska.

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The Nile delta in the Mediterranean Sea, the Mississippi delta in the Gulf of Mexico, the Yellow River delta in the Bohai Sea and the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in the Bay of Bengal rank among the most famous.

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The largest inland delta in the world, the Okavango Delta is the most unexpected wonder – water present in a desert. The broad Okavango River sinks into the dry sands of the Kalahari Desert, creating a lush and waterlogged oasis with crystal clear lagoons and channels, reeded islands and fertile floodplains.

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The Danube Delta, the largest river delta wetland in Europe, has become one of the finest, wildest, best-protected and most famous wildlife areas of the whole continent.

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Ganges River Delta. The Ganges River and its surrounding watershed supports one of the most fertile and densely populated regions on the planet, and its intricate web of waterways offered a stunning view to the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-87.

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