Mississippi Delta (disambiguation)
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- Mississippi DeltaMississippi DeltaThe Mississippi Delta is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. The region has been called "The Most Southern Place on Earth" because of its unique racial, cultural, and economic history...
, a distinct cultural area in northwest Mississippi state; part of the Mississippi embayment - Mississippi Delta AVAMississippi Delta AVAThe Mississippi Delta AVA is an American Viticultural Area that includes portions of the Mississippi Delta and the watershed of the lower Mississippi River in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Since the creation of the AVA in 1984, there has been very little viticulture in...
, an American Viticultural Area including portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee - Mississippi River DeltaMississippi River DeltaThe Mississippi River Delta is the modern area of land built up by alluvium deposited by the Mississippi River as it slows down and enters the Gulf of Mexico...
, a landform at the mouth of the Mississippi River formed by sediment deposits - Mississippi embaymentMississippi embaymentThe Mississippi Embayment is a physiographic feature in the south-central United States, part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It is essentially a northward continuation of the fluvial sediments of the Mississippi River Delta to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. The embayment...
, the northern part of the Mississippi alluvial plain, between central Louisiana and southern Illinois - Mississippi Alluvial PlainMississippi Alluvial PlainThe Mississippi River Alluvial Plain is an alluvial plain created by the Mississippi River on which lies parts of seven states, from southern Louisiana to southern Illinois....
, the entire alluvial plain of the Mississippi River, from the river mouth to southern Illinois