Differentiate between water transport in Amazon river and ganga river
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the greatest river of South America and the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of its flow and the area of its basin. The total length of the river—as measured from the headwaters of the Ucayali-Apurímac river system in southern Peru—is at least 4,000 miles (6,400 km), which makes it slightly shorter than the Nile River but still the equivalent of the distance from New York City to Rome. Its westernmost source is high in the Andes Mountains, within 100 miles (160 km) of the Pacific Ocean, and its mouth is in the Atlantic Ocean, on the northeastern coast of Brazil. However, both the length of the Amazon and its ultimate source have been subjects of debate since the mid-20th century, and there are those who claim that the Amazon is actually longer than the Nile.The Ganges, real name Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of the Indian subcontinent which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India.
● the Amazon river is the largest drainage river of the world which is situated in the South America, it is stretches approximately upto an area of 6,442 km. Where is Ganga is River situated in India which means that it is in Eastern river and is stretched up to an area of 2,345 km.
● the Amazon river is used as a mode of transport and also for import and export of commodities as various people and communities living around or on the banks of the river depend on this river for their lives. The river Ganga has similar importance in India as it is the largest river of India which provides life to many people but is the fifth most polluted river of the world.
● the Amazon River originates from the Andes Hills and flows through the hole of South America where as the Ganga river is originated from the Gangotri Glacier and travels from India to Bangladesh and then merges with the Bay of Bengal.