Terek River delta
E457595
The Terek River delta is a vast, marshy alluvial plain on the Caspian Sea coast in the North Caucasus, characterized by numerous branching channels and wetlands that support rich biodiversity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terek River delta canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river delta ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alluvial plain
ⓘ
highly branched ⓘ low-lying ⓘ marshy ⓘ wetland-rich ⓘ |
| hasClimateInfluence | continental climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse |
fishing
ⓘ
grazing ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
brackish wetland
ⓘ
freshwater wetland ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
distributary channels
ⓘ
lagoons ⓘ oxbow lakes ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
islands
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ reed beds ⓘ sand bars ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
channel avulsion
ⓘ
flooding ⓘ sediment deposition ⓘ |
| hasThreat |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
reeds ⓘ riparian vegetation ⓘ rushes ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
fish spawning
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ waterfowl habitat ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
Caspian Sea level fluctuations
ⓘ
sediment load of Terek River ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Caspian Sea basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terek River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caspian Sea coast
ⓘ
Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ North Caucasus ⓘ Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Terek River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | rich biodiversity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.