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Figure 10.2
Volga River delta. The Volga is the largest river in Europe and drains an area of 1,380,000 km². (A) April 1994 (NASA photograph STS059-218-064). Astrakhan (A on the southwest side of the delta) and Volgograd (V at the right-angle bend in the river) appear as gray patches in this northwestward view. (B) May 1996 (NASA photograph NM21-035-043). In the two years between these two photographs, the islands south of the delta have become submerged. Interdune areas along the delta margins appear wetter as well. Several areas of change have been marked with arrows to facilitate comparison. See also Fig. 19.2 in color insert.

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