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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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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