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.
Aliases (13)
- Ganges Basin ×7
- Ganges basin ×5
- Ganges river system ×4
- Ganges Delta ×2
- Ganges River basin ×2
- Ganges–Brahmaputra river system ×2
- Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system ×2
- Brahmaputra River delta ×1
- Brahmaputra basin ×1
- Ganga River System ×1
- Ganges River system ×1
- Ganges delta ×1
- Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta ×1
Statements (47)
| 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
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| continent |
Asia
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| country |
Bangladesh
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Bhutan → India → Nepal → |
| delta |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
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| 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
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| drainsInto |
Bay of Bengal
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| 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
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| partOf |
Brahmaputra basin
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Ganges basin → Meghna basin → |
| passesThrough |
Bangladesh deltaic plains
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Brahmaputra Valley → Indo-Gangetic Plain → |
| populationCharacteristic |
one of the most densely populated river basins in the world
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| region |
South Asia
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| sedimentCharacteristic |
carries very high sediment loads
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sediment builds and maintains the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta → |
| sourceRegion |
Himalayas
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| supports |
hundreds of millions of people
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| transboundaryCharacteristic |
shared by multiple countries
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| waterUse |
domestic water supply
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industrial water supply → livestock water supply → |
Referenced by (32)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Barak River
("Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system")
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Brahmaputra → Chambal River ("Ganges River basin") → Ganges → Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ("Ganges basin") → Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ("Brahmaputra basin") → Hooghly River ("Ganges River system") → Jamuna ("Ganges river system") → Jamuna River ("Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system") → Karnali River ("Ganges River basin") → Koshi River ("Ganges river system") → Meghna River ("Ganges–Brahmaputra river system") → Sarayu ("Ganges river system") → Sundarbans ("Brahmaputra River delta") → Yamuna ("Ganges river system") → |
partOf |
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Gandaki River
("Ganges Basin")
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Gangotri Glacier ("Ganges Basin") → Koshi River ("Ganges Basin") → Kosi ("Ganges Basin") → Nepal ("Ganges basin") → Son River ("Ganges Basin") → |
drainageBasin |
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Gomti
("Ganges basin")
→
Son River ("Ganga River System") → |
riverSystem |
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Meghna River
("Ganges–Brahmaputra river system")
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formsOneOfPrincipalDistributariesOf |
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Bengal
("Ganges Delta")
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hasGeographicFeature |
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Betwa River
("Ganges Basin")
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hasHydrologicalSystem |
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Sundarbans
("Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta")
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locatedIn |
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Wazirabad Barrage
("Ganges basin")
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locatedInBasin |
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Calcutta
("Ganges Delta")
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partOfRegion |
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Battle of Plassey
("Ganges delta")
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region |
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Ghaghara
("Ganges Basin")
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riverBasin |
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Gupta Empire
("Ganges basin")
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territoryIncludes |