The delta formed where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea in Pakistan's Sindh province, once a large expanse of mangrove wetlands now much reduced by upstream water diversion. Its shrinking freshwater flow has led to increasing seawater intrusion into the delta's soils.
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Source Indus River Delta (Wikipedia)
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The delta covers an area of about 41,440 km2 (16,000 sq mi), and is approximately 210 km (130 mi) across where it meets the sea
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The delta covers an area of about 41,440 km2 (16,000 sq mi), and is approximately 210 km (130 mi) across where it meets the sea
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Since 1883, due to land erosion and sea intrusion it has shrunk by 92 percent from around 12,900 square kilometres (5,000 sq mi) to nearly 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) in 2018.
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