River delta The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one example. The generic term "mega delta" can be used to describe very large Asian river deltas, such as the Yangtze, Pearl, Red, Mekong, Irrawaddy, Ganges-Brahmaputra, and Indus. The formation of a delta is complicated, multiple, and cross-cutting over time, but in a simple delta three main types of bedding may be distinguished: the bottomset beds, foreset/frontset beds, and topset beds. This three part structure may be seen in small scale by crossbedding. The Ganges/Brahmaputra combination delta, which spans most of Bangladesh and empties into the Bay of Bengal, is the world's largest delta.
Pearl River Delta Economic Zone Pearl River Delta Economic Zone The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone () (once called 粤江平原), is in the Pearl River Delta region, the expansive delta lands of the Pearl River at the South China Sea. It consists of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, and parts of Huizhou and Zhaoqing, has been the most economically dynamic region of the Chinese Mainland since the launch of China's reform programme in 1979. Adjacent Hong Kong and Macau are not part of the economic zone. The 2008-20 plan, released by China's National Development and Reform Commission, is designed to boost the pan—Pearl