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Explain why the Amazon River does not create deltas?

The ocean currents are too strong by the Amazon River to form deltas.
The Amazon River contains too much wildlife that prevents deltas from forming.
The Amazon River produce special types of sand that do not form deltas.
The sand from the Amazon River falls to the bottom of the ocean instead of building up.

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Answer:

The ocean currents are too strong by the Amazon River to form deltas.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Atlantic has sufficient wave and tidal energy to carry most of the Amazon's sediments out to sea, thus the Amazon does not form a true delta. The great deltas of the world are all in relatively protected bodies of water, while the Amazon empties directly into the turbulent Atlantic.

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