Ganges Basin
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The Ganges Basin is the vast river drainage system in northern India and neighboring countries that supports hundreds of millions of people through its fertile plains and extensive network of tributaries.
All labels observed (25)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6839523 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ganges Basin Context triple: [Kauriala, drainageBasin, Ganges Basin]
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Indus River basin
The Indus River basin is a vast drainage area in South Asia centered on the Indus River, supporting major agricultural regions and dense populations across parts of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan.
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Brahmaputra Valley
The Brahmaputra Valley is a fertile, densely populated river valley in northeastern India and Bangladesh, shaped by the course and seasonal flooding of the Brahmaputra River.
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Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is one of the world’s largest and most densely populated river basins, spanning the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal and supporting hundreds of millions of people in South Asia.
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Indo-Gangetic Plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a vast, fertile alluvial lowland in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, formed by the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river systems and serving as one of the most densely populated and agriculturally productive regions in the world.
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Mahanadi River Basin
The Mahanadi River Basin is the extensive drainage region in eastern-central India that collects and channels the waters of the Mahanadi River and its tributaries across several states before reaching the Bay of Bengal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ganges Basin Target entity description: The Ganges Basin is the vast river drainage system in northern India and neighboring countries that supports hundreds of millions of people through its fertile plains and extensive network of tributaries.
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A.
Indus River basin
The Indus River basin is a vast drainage area in South Asia centered on the Indus River, supporting major agricultural regions and dense populations across parts of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan.
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B.
Brahmaputra Valley
The Brahmaputra Valley is a fertile, densely populated river valley in northeastern India and Bangladesh, shaped by the course and seasonal flooding of the Brahmaputra River.
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C.
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is one of the world’s largest and most densely populated river basins, spanning the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal and supporting hundreds of millions of people in South Asia.
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D.
Indo-Gangetic Plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a vast, fertile alluvial lowland in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, formed by the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river systems and serving as one of the most densely populated and agriculturally productive regions in the world.
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Mahanadi River Basin
The Mahanadi River Basin is the extensive drainage region in eastern-central India that collects and channels the waters of the Mahanadi River and its tributaries across several states before reaching the Bay of Bengal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ river basin ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 1.0 million square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 1.1 million square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Deccan Plateau
ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ |
| climate | monsoon climate ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Ganges Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ Terai region ⓘ
linked to:
Terai
|
| containsProtectedArea |
Corbett National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Corbett National Park
Rajaji National Park ⓘ Sundarbans ⓘ |
| countryShares |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred in Hinduism ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Ganges River
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges
|
| flowsInto | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
flooding
ⓘ
glacial melt impacts ⓘ groundwater depletion ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ganges Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
Lower Ganges Basin ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges Basin
Middle Ganges Basin ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges Basin
Upper Ganges Basin ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges Basin
|
| hasTributary |
Betwa River
ⓘ
Chambal River ⓘ Damodar River ⓘ Gandak River ⓘ Ghaghara River ⓘ
linked to:
Ghaghra River
Gomti River ⓘ
linked to:
Gomti
Ken River ⓘ Kosi River ⓘ
linked to:
Kosi
Mahananda River ⓘ Ramganga River ⓘ Son River ⓘ Yamuna River ⓘ
linked to:
Yamuna
|
| hydrologicalRegionCode | Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bangladesh
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Bhutan ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| mainRainfallSource | Southwest monsoon ⓘ |
| majorCityInBasin |
Allahabad
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Delhi ⓘ Kanpur ⓘ Kolkata ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
Lucknow ⓘ Patna ⓘ Varanasi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Gangetic Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Gangetic Plain
|
| populationServed |
hundreds of millions of people
ⓘ
over 400 million people ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
fishing
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inland navigation ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ wheat cultivation ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystem |
floodplain forests
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mangroves ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| transboundary | true ⓘ |
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