Ebre Delta
The Ebro Delta (Catalan: Delta de l'Ebre, IPA: [ˈdɛɫtə ðə ˈɫeβɾə], Spanish: Delta del Ebro, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdelta del ˈeβɾo]) is the delta region of the Ebro River (Catalan: Ebre, Spanish: Ebro), in the Province of Tarragona, Catalonia, in northeastern Spain. It is on the Mediterranean Sea, and is the northernmost point, by some designations, of the Gulf of Valencia. Its location per Ramsar site designation is 40°43′N 00°44′E / 40.717°N 0.733°E.
The Ebro Delta is one of the largest wetland areas 320 square kilometres (79,000 acres) in the western Mediterranean region. The Ebro delta has expanded rapidly on soils washed downriver. The town of Amposta, a seaport in the 4th century, demonstrates the historical rate of growth of the delta as it is now located well inland from the current river mouth. The rounded form of the delta attests to the balance between sediment deposition by the Ebro and removal of this material by wave erosion.
The area at the primary mouth of the Ebro is currently protected by several fluvial islands: the Isle of Garxal (280 hectares (690 acres)), the Isle of Sant Antoni (170 hectares (420 acres)), and the Isle of Buddha (1,231 hectares (3,040 acres)).
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