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Where is the Indus River delta located?

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Physical map showing the Indus River basin and its drainage network across parts of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan. The map details river courses, tributaries, canals, dams, irrigated and marsh areas, sand regions, and elevation changes with shaded relief. International, disputed, and control boundaries are marked, and a small locator map in the corner shows the basin's position within South Asia. — Indus River The Indus River basin and its drainage network.

The Indus River delta is located in Pakistan, beginning near the city of Thatta in the Sindh province. From this point, the river branches into various distributaries that reach the sea at multiple locations south-southeast of Karachi.12

The delta spans an area of approximately 3,000 square miles (7,800 square km) and stretches along the coast for about 130 miles (210 km). Its landscape is characterized by an uneven surface featuring a network of active and abandoned channels, as well as low sandy beaches and elongated, protruding distributaries. A coastal strip extending 5 to 20 miles (8 to 32 km) inland is subject to flooding by high tides.1