GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA

DELTA
THE GANGES DELTA IS A RIVER DELTA IN THE BENGAL REGION OF SOUTH
ASIA. IT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST RIVER DELTA AND IT EMPTIES INTO
THE BAY OF BENGAL WITH THE COMBINED WATERS OF SEVERAL RIVER
SYSTEMS, MAINLY THOSE OF THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER AND
THE GANGES RIVER. IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST FERTILE REGIONS IN
THE WORLD, THUS EARNING THE NICKNAME THE GREEN DELTA..
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THE GANGES DELTA HAS THE SHAPE OF A TRIANGLE AND IS CONSIDERED
TO BE AN "ARCUATE" (ARC-SHAPED) DELTA. IT COVERS MORE THAN
105,000 KM2 (41,000 SQ MI) AND, ALTHOUGH THE DELTA LIES MOSTLY IN
BANGLADESH AND INDIA, RIVERS FROM BHUTAN, TIBET, INDIA,
AND NEPAL DRAIN INTO IT FROM THE NORTH. APPROXIMATELY 60% OF
THE DELTA IS IN BANGLADESH AND 40% IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA.
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IT IS COMPOSED OF A LABYRINTH OF CHANNELS, SWAMPS, LAKES,
AND FLOOD PLAIN SEDIMENTS (CHARS). THE GORAI-MADHUMATI
RIVER, ONE OF THE DISTRIBUTARIES OF THE GANGES, DIVIDES THE
GANGES DELTA INTO TWO PARTS: THE GEOLOGICALLY YOUNG,
ACTIVE, EASTERN DELTA, AND THE OLDER, LESS ACTIVE, WESTERN
DELTA.
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BETWEEN 125 AND 143 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE ON THE DELTA, DESPITE RISKS FROM
FLOODS CAUSED BY MONSOONS, HEAVY RUN-OFF FROM THE MELTING SNOWS OF
THE HIMALAYAS, AND NORTH INDIAN OCEAN TROPICAL CYCLONES. A LARGE PART OF
THE NATION OF BANGLADESH LIES IN THE GANGES DELTA; MANY OF THE COUNTRY'S
PEOPLE DEPEND ON THE DELTA FOR SURVIVAL.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT UPWARDS OF 300 MILLION PEOPLE ARE SUPPORTED BY THE
GANGES DELTA; APPROXIMATELY 400 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THE GANGES
RIVER BASIN, MAKING IT THE MOST POPULOUS RIVER BASIN IN THE WORLD. MOST OF
THE GANGES DELTA HAS A POPULATION DENSITY GREATER THAN 200/KM2 (520 PEOPLE
PER SQUARE MILE),[] MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED REGIONS IN
THE WORLD.
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ANIMALS IN THE DELTA INCLUDE THE INDIAN PYTHON CLOUDED
LEOPARD  INDIAN ELEPHANT  AND CROCODILES, WHICH LIVE IN THE
SUNDARBANS. APPROXIMATELY 1,020 ENDANGERED BENGAL
TIGERS ARE BELIEVED TO INHABIT THE SUNDARBANS. THE GANGES–
BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN HAS TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FORESTS THAT
YIELD VALUABLE TIMBER: SAL, TEAK, AND PEEPAL TREES ARE FOUND
IN THESE AREAS.
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IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 30,000 CHITAL ARE IN THE SUNDARBANS PART OF THE
DELTA. BIRDS FOUND IN THE DELTA
INCLUDE KINGFISHERS, EAGLES, WOODPECKERS, THE SHALIK ,THE SWAMP
FRANCOLIN , AND THE DOEL. TWO SPECIES OF DOLPHIN CAN BE FOUND IN
THE DELTA: THE IRRAWADDY DOLPHIN AND THE GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN THE
IRRAWADDY DOLPHIN IS AN OCEANIC DOLPHIN WHICH ENTERS THE DELTA
FROM THE BAY OF BENGAL. THE GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN IS A TRUE RIVER
DOLPHIN, BUT IS EXTREMELY RARE AND CONSIDERED ENDANGERED.
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THE GANGES DELTA LIES MOSTLY IN THE TROPICAL
WET CLIMATE ZONE, AND RECEIVES BETWEEN 1,500 TO 2,000 MM (59
TO 79 IN) OF RAINFALL EACH YEAR IN THE WESTERN PART, AND 2,000
TO 3,000 MM (79 TO 118 IN) IN THE EASTERN PART. HOT, DRY
SUMMERS AND COOL, DRY WINTERS MAKE THE CLIMATE SUITABLE
FOR AGRICULTURE.
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MAJOR LEFT-BANK TRIBUTARIES INCLUDE THE GOMTI RIVER,
GHAGHARA RIVER, GANDAKI RIVER, AND KOSI RIVER; MAJOR RIGHT-
BANK TRIBUTARIES INCLUDE THE YAMUNA RIVER, SON
RIVER, PUNPUN AND DAMODAR. THE HYDROLOGY OF THE GANGES
RIVER IS VERY COMPLICATED, ESPECIALLY IN THE GANGES DELTA
REGION. 
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