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View from the Grand Canyon's South Rim onto Nankoweap Delta. Remnants of a past natural dam created by a landslide are visible on the far side of the Colorado River, just to the left of the dry bed of ...
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Fans of meteor showers have a doubleheader this week with two shooting star shows—the Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids—peaking early Tuesday and Wednesday ...
In 1702, a young French-Canadian climbed a 45-foot mound on an isolated island deep in the Tensaw River delta. The island had been home to as many as 2,000 people in the 1300 and 1400s.
A young girl plays on the Sheep Creek delta near suction dredges while a cruise ship passes the Gastineau Channel on July 20. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire) Juneau was built on mining.
A slide from the Thane Neighborhood Association compares the 1915 tideland on the Sheep Creek delta to the 2024 tideland to illustrate erosion to the shoreline. (Google Maps/Alaska State Library) ...