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- The Gangetic Plain encompasses present-day Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and Bhutan, as well as areas within the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal in India.
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The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a 700-thousand km 2 (172-million-acre) fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of modern-day northern and eastern India, most of eastern-Pakistan, virtually all of Bangladesh and southern plains of Nepal.
6 days ago · Indo-Gangetic Plain, extensive north-central section of the Indian subcontinent, stretching westward from (and including) the combined delta of the Brahmaputra and Ganges (Ganga) rivers to the Indus River valley. The region contains the subcontinent’s richest and most densely populated areas.
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The Ganges (/ ˈ ɡ æ n dʒ iː z / GAN-jeez; in India: Ganga, / ˈ ɡ ʌ ŋ ɡ ɑː / GUNG-ah; in Bangladesh: Padma, / ˈ p ʌ d m ə / PUD-mə) is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
- 1,999,000 km² (772,000 sq mi)
- Bay of Bengal
- 2,525 km (1,569 mi)
2 days ago · South of the mountains is the Indo-Gangetic Plain, formed from the combined alluvial plains of the Indus, Ganges (Ganga), and Brahmaputra rivers, which lie in a deep marginal depression running north of and parallel to the main range of the Himalayas.
Mar 20, 2024 · Ganges River, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent, which from time immemorial has been the holy river of Hinduism. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of Asia or the world.
One of the most famous rivers in South Asia is the Ganges River, which runs along the northern and eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent just below the Himalayan mountain range. The fertile land on either side of the Ganges River is known as the Gangetic Plain.
Jul 7, 2021 · Rising in the western Himalayas in the Indian State of Uttarakhand, the Ganges River flows for more than 2,525km across the Gangetic Plains in the northern part of India into Bangladesh, where it forms a huge delta with the Brahmaputra River before draining into the Bay of Bengal.
