The vast delta where the Mekong River empties into the South China Sea across southern Vietnam, one of the most productive rice-growing regions in the world. Its dense network of distributary channels supports both agriculture and a large fishing population.
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The soil of the lower Delta consists mainly of sediment from the Mekong and its tributaries, deposited over thousands of years as the river changed its course due to the flatness of the low-lying terrain.
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