Geography PYQ 433 of 587 · Landforms, Islands, Straits, Canals & Atmosphere · Landforms by Rivers

The World's largest Delta is formed in –

  1. AGanga and Brahmaputra
  2. BMississippi-Missouri
  3. CYangtze-Kyang
  4. DHuang-Hoe

41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996

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Correct answer: (a) Ganga and Brahmaputra

Explanation

The delta formed by the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers is the largest delta in the world. It is located in the Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean) and extends over Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. It is known as the Ganga– Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta or the Sundarban Delta.

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