2) Identify the following with reference to their geographical feature
a)Majuli
b) Palghat
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(a)Mājuli or Majoli (pron: ˈmʌʤʊlɪ) is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India. It had an area of 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi) at the beginning of the 20th century, but having lost significantly to erosion it covers 352 square kilometres (136 sq mi) as at 2014.Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown.Majuli is currently listed as the world's largest river island in the Guinness Book of World Records.
(b)Palakkad About this soundpronunciation (help·info), also known as Palghat, is a city and municipality in the state of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2; it is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. The city is situated about 350 kilometres (217 mi) north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram and 50 kilometers south west of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, and 66 km north east of Thrissur on the Salem-Kanyakumari National Highway NH 544 Palakkad, or Palghat, is a city in Tamil nadu, a state in southwestern India.Palakkad is also known as the rice bowl of kerala. The 18th-century Palakkad Fort has sturdy battlements, a moat and a Hanuman temple on its grounds. North, on the Kalpathy River, the 15th-century Viswanatha Swamy Temple is the main venue of the famous Ratholsavam chariot festival. Northeast, near Malampuzha Dam, the town of Malampuzha has a rock garden created from recycled materials.