Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
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The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is one of the world’s largest and most densely populated river basins, spanning the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal and supporting hundreds of millions of people in South Asia.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
drainage basin
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river system ⓘ transboundary river basin ⓘ |
| climateChangeImpact |
vulnerable to glacier melt changes in the Himalayas
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vulnerable to sea-level rise in the delta ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | strongly influenced by South Asian monsoon ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| delta | Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta ⓘ |
| deltaCharacteristic |
delta is low-lying and highly flood-prone
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forms one of the largest deltas in the world ⓘ |
| drainageAreaRanking | one of the largest river basins in the world ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| ecologicalImportance |
supports extensive wetlands
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supports high aquatic biodiversity ⓘ supports mangrove ecosystems ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major route for inland navigation
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major source of fisheries ⓘ major source of irrigation ⓘ supports agriculture ⓘ supports hydropower potential ⓘ |
| hazard |
deltaic cyclones and storm surges
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riverbank erosion ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Brahmaputra
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Ganges ⓘ Meghna ⓘ |
| mouth | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brahmaputra basin
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges basin
Meghna ⓘ
surface form:
Meghna basin
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| passesThrough |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
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surface form:
Bangladesh deltaic plains
Brahmaputra Valley ⓘ Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | one of the most densely populated river basins in the world ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| sedimentCharacteristic |
carries very high sediment loads
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sediment builds and maintains the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Himalayas ⓘ |
| supports | hundreds of millions of people ⓘ |
| transboundaryCharacteristic | shared by multiple countries ⓘ |
| waterUse |
domestic water supply
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industrial water supply ⓘ livestock water supply ⓘ |
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Ganges delta
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Ganges Delta
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Ganges Delta
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Ganges river system
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Ganges basin
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Ganges Basin
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Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta
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Brahmaputra River delta
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
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Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
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this entity surface form:
Ganges basin
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
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Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
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this entity surface form:
Brahmaputra basin
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Ganges Basin
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Ganges Basin
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Ganges River system
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Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system
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Ganges basin
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Meghna River
this entity surface form:
Ganges–Brahmaputra river system
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Meghna River
this entity surface form:
Ganges–Brahmaputra river system
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Ganges basin
this entity surface form:
Ganges River basin
this entity surface form:
Ganges Basin
this entity surface form:
Ganges river system
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Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system
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Ganges basin
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Ganges river system
this entity surface form:
Ganges Basin
this entity surface form:
Ganga River System
this entity surface form:
Ganges river system
this entity surface form:
Ganges Basin
this entity surface form:
Ganges Basin
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Ganges River basin
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Ganges Basin
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Ganges Basin
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Ganges River system
this entity surface form:
Ganges river system
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Ganges river dolphin
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Ganges river system
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Ganges river basin
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North Bihar
this entity surface form:
Ganges River basin
this entity surface form:
Ganges River system
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Ganges River basin
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Ganges river system
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Ganges-Brahmaputra basin
this entity surface form:
Ganges river system
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Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system
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Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system
this entity surface form:
Ganges-Brahmaputra river basin
this entity surface form:
Ganges–Padma–Meghna river system
this entity surface form:
Ganges–Padma river system
this entity surface form:
Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system