brahmaputra Source of Ganga Ganga delta Brahmaputa delta The three main rivers of the Northern plains are the Satluj‚ Ganga and Brahmaputra. They divided the plains into three river basins. The three river basins are :- 1. The Satluj Basin: The Satluj River along with its main tributary‚ the Beas‚ flows towards the south-west. It joins the river Indus in Pakistan. Which finally flows into the Arabian Sea? The Satluj river basins are very fertile. The main crops grown here are wheat‚ rice
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Optical Distortion‚ Inc. Case Analysis Mengyuan(Myra) Xu A20266661 2011-12-08 2011-12-05 MC 510 Optical Distortion‚ Inc. Case Meangyuan (Myra) Xu CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 2 ANALYSIS ............................................
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The Yellow River‚ also known as Huang He‚ is located in Northern Central China. It is the second longest river in China. It carries yellow sandy silt‚ called loess‚ which gives the river its name (Dramer‚ 2001‚ p.7). It carries its rich yellow silt from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean (Spielvogel‚ 2005‚ p.85). The Huang He is sometimes called “The Great Sorrow” because of suffering brought by its floods (Ellis‚ Esler‚ 2001‚ p. 111). Millions of people have drowned‚ towns have been destroyed‚ and crops
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How many countries does it flow through? In Luxemburg and Belgium the river just pass around it but in Switzerland‚ France‚ Germany and The Netherlands. 6. How far can a boat travel up the Rhine from the mouth? For more than 500 miles 7. In what year did the Rhine become an international waterway? What does this mean? People from any nation could travel on it according to the treaty made in 1831 8. What three major cities are located on the Rhine? Basel‚ Switzerland; Bonn‚ Germany
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The River Mersey narrows to 0.7 miles wide between the Liverpool landing stage on its east bank and the Woodside and Seacombe landing stages on its west bank. The River has the world’s fourth highest tidal range with up to 10 meter high spring tides and 7 meter high neap tides. Due to the narrowing of the river from over 3 miles wide in parts and the size of the tides‚ speeds of water behind all three landing stages can regularly get up to 7 Knots (8MPH). This causes numerous under currents around
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Yamuna The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना)‚ sometimes called Jamuna (Bengali: যমুনা‚ Hindi: जमुना‚ Urdu: جمنا) or Jumna‚ is the largest tributary river of theGanges (Ganga) in northern India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6‚387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand‚ it travels a total length of 1‚376 kilometers (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366‚223 square kilometres (141‚399 sq mi)‚ 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin
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Rivers of BAngladesh The rivers of Bangladesh mark both the physiography of the nation and the life of the people. About 700 in number‚ these rivers generally flow south. The larger rivers serve as the main source of water for cultivation and as the principal arteries of commercial transportation. Rivers also provide fish‚ an important source of protein. Flooding of the rivers during the monsoon season causes enormous hardship and hinders development‚ but fresh deposits of rich silt replenish the
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The Rivers of France The Rhône system The Rhône is the great river of the southeast. Rising in the Alps‚ it passes through Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman) to enter France‚ which has 324 miles of its total length of 505 miles. At Lyon it receives its major tributary‚ the Saône. In eastern France the direction of the main rivers is predominantly north-south through the Alpine furrow. The regime of the Rhône is complex. Near Lyon the Rhône and its important Isère and Drôme tributaries‚ draining
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Natalie James Professor Vergara ENG 1020 September 8‚ 2014 Joan Rivers dead at 81: Tragedy Ends Life of Legendary comedian and “Fashion Police” Host. One of the most loved and hated women in the fashion and comedy industry died on September 4‚ 2014 Joan Alexander Molinsky (Joan Rivers). Joan Rivers was also an actress‚ writer‚ producer‚ and television host. How did Joan Rivers die? Some people might say “We just seen her on Fashion Police doing a segment on The Emmy’s and MTV Awards”. You just
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The Ganga‚ especially‚ is the river of India‚ beloved of her people‚ round which are intertwined her memories‚ her hopes and fears‚ her songs of triumph‚ her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India’s age-long culture and civilization‚ ever changing‚ ever flowing‚ and yet ever the same Ganga." - Jawaharlal Nehru‚ First Prime Minister of India‚ born in Allahabad on the Ganges Ganges (Hindi Ganga)‚ major river of the Indian subcontinent‚ formed in the southern ranges of the Himalaya
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