Statements (27)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
geological formation
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gptkbp:age |
Cenozoic
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Indo-Gangetic Foredeep
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gptkbp:borderedBy |
gptkb:Himalayas
gptkb:Peninsular_India |
gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Indo-Gangetic_Plain
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gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment |
alluvial
fluvial |
gptkbp:drainedBy |
gptkb:Brahmaputra_River
gptkb:Ganges_River gptkb:Indus_River |
gptkbp:extendsTo |
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Bhutan gptkb:India gptkb:Nepal gptkb:Pakistan |
gptkbp:formedBy |
collision of Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Himalayan Foredeep
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gptkbp:length |
~2000 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:South_Asia
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gptkbp:notableFor |
thick sedimentary deposits
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Himalayan_orogeny
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gptkbp:significance |
major agricultural region
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gptkbp:type |
foreland basin
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gptkbp:width |
~400 km
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bengal_Basin
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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