Mahanadi Delta
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The Mahanadi Delta is a fertile, densely populated alluvial region in eastern India formed by the Mahanadi River as it empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
→
river delta → |
| administrativeRegion |
Cuttack
→
surface form: "Cuttack district"
Jagatsinghpur →
surface form: "Jagatsinghpur district"
Kendrapara district → Puri district → |
| borderedByWaterBody | Bay of Bengal → |
| climate |
humid
→
tropical → |
| coast | east coast of India → |
| country | India → |
| drainageBasin |
Mahanadi River
→
surface form: "Mahanadi River basin"
|
| economicActivity |
fishing
→
inland navigation → rice cultivation → |
| emptiesInto | Bay of Bengal → |
| formedByRiver | Mahanadi River NERFINISHED → |
| hasCharacteristic |
densely populated
→
fertile → |
| hasLandform |
distributary channels
→
floodplain → marshes → natural levees → |
| hasPopulationDensity | high → |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soil → |
| locatedIn |
Odisha
NERFINISHED
→
eastern India → |
| locatedOn |
India Plate
→
surface form: "Indian Plate"
|
| mainCrop |
oilseeds
→
pulses → rice → |
| majorCityInRegion |
Cuttack
→
Jagatsinghpur → Paradip Port →
surface form: "Paradeep"
|
| partOf |
Indian coastal deltas
→
Mahanadi River →
surface form: "Mahanadi River basin"
|
| receives | southwest monsoon rainfall → |
| regionType | coastal plain → |
| riverMouthType | multiple distributary mouths → |
| sedimentSource | Mahanadi River NERFINISHED → |
| state | Odisha NERFINISHED → |
| supports | intensive agriculture → |
| susceptibleTo |
cyclones
→
flooding → storm surges → |
| usedFor | agriculture → |
Referenced by (1)
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