Q. A /an ______ is the wide end of a river that meets the sea. ?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
Estuary
Explanation: Eventually a river meets the sea and the place where it does is called the mouth. The last of the mud is deposited at the river's mouth. A wide mouth is called an estuary. Some estuaries are enormous – the estuary of the Amazon is 333 kilometres wide!
Explanation by: Madhu
Eventually a river meets the sea and the place where it does is called the mouth. The last of the mud is deposited at the river's mouth. A wide mouth is called an estuary. Some estuaries are enormous – the estuary of the Amazon is 333 kilometres wide!