GBM Delta

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GBM Delta is one of the world’s largest and most fertile river deltas, formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers in South Asia.

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GBM Delta canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alluvial plain ⓘ
river delta ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bengal Delta ⓘ
Ganges Delta ⓘ
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta ⓘ
borderedByWaterBody Bay of Bengal ⓘ
containsEcosystem mangrove forest ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Sundarbans ⓘ
describedAs one of the world’s largest river deltas ⓘ
one of the world’s most fertile river deltas ⓘ
drainageBasinIncludes Brahmaputra Basin ⓘ
Ganges Basin ⓘ
Meghna Basin ⓘ
linked to: Meghna
economicImportance supports agriculture-based livelihoods ⓘ
supports fisheries ⓘ
supports navigation and river transport ⓘ
emptiesInto Bay of Bengal ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf Brahmaputra River ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra

Ganges River ⓘ
linked to: Ganges

Meghna River ⓘ
linked to: Meghna
hasApproximateArea about 100000 square kilometers ⓘ
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
hasGeomorphicProcess frequent channel shifting ⓘ
high sediment deposition ⓘ
hasLandformType fluvial delta ⓘ
tidal delta ⓘ
hasMajorRiverChannel Jamuna River ⓘ
Meghna River ⓘ
linked to: Meghna

Padma River ⓘ
hasSedimentSource Himalayan region ⓘ
locatedInCountry Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
locatedInRegion South Asia ⓘ
majorCrop jute ⓘ
rice ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
partlyLocatedInStateOrDivision Barisal Division ⓘ
Khulna Division ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
populationCharacteristic one of the most densely populated delta regions in the world ⓘ
subjectToHazard riverbank erosion ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ
tropical cyclones ⓘ
supportsActivity intensive agriculture ⓘ
vulnerableTo salinity intrusion ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ

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