In the case of the Mississippi River, the sediments of the Louisiana continental shelf and slope, including the Orca Basin, within the Gulf of Mexico preserve a variety of paleoclimate and paleohydrologic proxies.
ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌvðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɹˈɪvɚ, ðə sˈɛdɪmənts ʌvðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ʃˈɛlf ænd slˈoʊp, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹkə bˈeɪsən, wɪðˌɪn ðə ɡˈʌlf ʌv mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ pɹɪzˈɜːv ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv pˌeɪliːoʊklˈaɪmət ænd pˌeɪliːoʊhˌaɪdɹəlˈɑːdʒɪk pɹˈɑːksiz.