India Physical & Political Features Test - 6

In Mithankot, the Indus receives from Panjnad (Panchnad), the accumulated waters of the five eastern tributaries—the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas and the Satluj.

The river empties into the Arabian Sea south of Karachi after forming a huge delta.

The Indus River is one of the longest rivers in Asia.

The total length of Indus river (21st longest river in world, longest river of Pakistan) is around 3180 km, but it flows for 800 km. in India, Rest of its part flows though our neighboring country Pakistan with some part lying in Tibet (a Chinese claimed territory).

Triveni Sangam, in Prayag (Allahabad) is the place where physical rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and the invisible or mythic Saraswati River meet.

Prayag is one of the ancient pilgrimage centers of India, and it represents the confluence of the rivers Yamuna and Ganga, near (in) the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (also known as the Brahmaputra Delta, the Sunderbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta in the Bengal region of the South Asia, consisting of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

It is the world's largest delta which covers more than 105,000 km² and empties into the Bay of Bengal.

It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world and fastest growing delta, thus earning the nickname "The Green Delta".

A drainage pattern characterized by parallel main streams intersected at, or nearly at, right angles by their tributaries, which in turn are fed by elongated secondary tributaries and short gullies parallel to the main streams, resembling, in plan view, the stems of a vine on a trellis is called trellis drainage pattern.

A radial drainage pattern is in which consequent streams radiate or diverge outward, like the spokes of a wheel, from a high central area.

it is best developed on the slopes of a young, unbreached domal structure or of a volcanic cone.

In peninsular India a number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal namely the Ganges-Hooghly, the Padma, the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, the Barak-Surma-Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Godavari, the Mahanadi, the Brahmani, the Baitarani, the Krishna and the Kaveri.

The Indus River originates near the Mansarovar Lake in the Tibetan plateau, on the northern slopes of the Kailash Mountain Range.

It is in the northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet near Lake Manasarovar. It follows a north-westerly course through Tibet. It enters Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Suru River, a tributary of Indus River, is a river in the Kargil district of Ladakh region, in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Suru River is a 185 kilometres (115 mi) long river, that originates from the Panzella glacier which lies at Pensi La pass near the Drang Drung Glacier.

Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is sited in Bandipora district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River. The lake's size varies seasonally from 12 to 100 square miles (30 to 260 square kilometers).