Ganges River | History, Map, Location, Pollution, & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Ganges River, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent, which from time immemorial has been the holy river of Hinduism. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of Asia or the world.
Ganges - Wikipedia
WEBThe Ganges (/ ˈɡændʒiːz / GAN-jeez; in India: Ganga, / ˈɡʌŋɡɑː / GUNG-ah; in Bangladesh: Padma, / ˈpʌdmə / PUD-mə) [ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi)-long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Ganges - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMay 27, 2015 · The River Ganges, also known as the Ganga, flows 2,700 km from the Himalaya mountains to the Bay of Bengal in northern India and Bangladesh. Regarded as sacred by Hindus, the river is personified as the goddess Ganga in ancient texts and art.
Ganges River Basin - National Geographic Society
WEBOct 19, 2023 · Ganges River Basin. The Ganges (Ganga) River is a sacred body of water to Hindus that begins high in the Himalaya Mountains and empties out into the Bay of Bengal. The surrounding river basin has a population of …
River Ganges - WorldAtlas
WEBJul 7, 2021 · Also referred to as “Ganga”, the Ganges River is a long transboundary river in the Continent of Asia that flows through some of the most densely populated regions in the two major countries of India and Bangladesh.
Ganges Basin - Wikipedia
WEBThe Ganges Basin is a major part of the Ganges - Brahmaputra - Meghna (GBM) basin draining 1,999,000 square kilometres in Tibet, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. To the north, the Himalaya or lower parallel ranges beyond form the Ganges-Brahmaputra divide.
Geography of the Ganges River - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 24, 2019 · The Ganges River, also called Ganga, is a river located in northern India that flows toward the border with Bangladesh. It is the longest river in India and flows for around 1,569 miles (2,525 km) from the Himalayan Mountains to the Bay of Bengal.
Exploring the Ganges River - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBMay 1, 2023 · The Ganges (or Ganga) River originates in the Himalayan mountains, sourced from the Gangotri glacier on the southern slopes [1]. It is typically divided into three segments: the Upper, Middle, and Lower Ganges.
The Ganges River Basin and Climate Change - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBMay 15, 2021 · The future of the Ganges River Basin is quite bleak. The combination of mass pollution and the reduction in size as a result of climate change have put it and the region it supports into a very dangerous state.
The Ganges: India's sacred river | WWF
WEBThe River Ganges (or Ganga) flows from the Himalayas all the way to the Bay of Bengal, through some of Asia’s most densely-populated regions. Its river basin is more than 1 million sq km, and home to over 650 million people.
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