River Brahmaputra is known by different names in different places. Find the other names of the river.
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Different names of River Brahmaputra:
- Dihang - Arunanchal Pradesh, India
- Yarlung Tsangpo - Tibet
- Luit - Assam, India
- Jamuna - Bangladesh
- Yarlung Zangbo - Tibet [China]
- Siang - Arunanchal Pradesh, India
- Dilao - Assam, India
The Brahmaputra River System:
⇒ River Brahmaputra passes through three nations - India, Tibet [China] and Bangladesh.
⇒ It is the ninth largest river in the world.
⇒ The river originates from the Himalayan glacier, Angsi.
⇒ During its course, the river merges with the Ganges and later on merges with the Meghna river and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
⇒ Under the confluence of the Ganges and Brahmaputra, alluvial deposits have formed the Sunderban delta at the mouth of the river.
⇒ This region is highly flood-prone with an annual flood that occurs every year during the spring season. Global warming has triggered these floods much more and there is always a huge loss of plant, animal and human life.
⇒ The length of the river is approx. 3,848 km and forms a large basin of area 712,035 km².
⇒ It is also called the red river due to the red colour formed by the alluvial soil deposition in the river.
⇒ It is the second longest river in India, following the Indus and is also the widest river present in our nation.