Why is the northern plain called the gangetic plain?
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The Indo-Gangetic Plain , also known as the Indus-Ganga and the North Indian River Plain , is a 255 million hectare (630 million acres) fertile plain encompassing most of northern and eastern India, the eastern parts of
Pakistan , and virtually all of
Bangladesh .[1] The region is named after the Indus and the Ganges, and encompasses a number of large urban areas. The plain is bound on the north by the Himalayas , which feed its numerous rivers and are the source of the fertile alluvium deposited across the region by the two river systems. The southern edge of the plain is marked by the Chota Nagpur Plateau . On the west rises the Iranian Plateau
Pakistan , and virtually all of
Bangladesh .[1] The region is named after the Indus and the Ganges, and encompasses a number of large urban areas. The plain is bound on the north by the Himalayas , which feed its numerous rivers and are the source of the fertile alluvium deposited across the region by the two river systems. The southern edge of the plain is marked by the Chota Nagpur Plateau . On the west rises the Iranian Plateau
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