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how are the riverine islands formed? which is the largest riverine island in the world? what are distributories |
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Answer» ers coming from the NORTHERN mountains carry alluvium with them and do the DEPOSITIONAL work. In the lower course, due to gentle slope, the velocity of the river decreases which RESULTS in the formation of riverine islands. Majuli ISLAND is the largest riverine island in the world. The Majuli river island (in Jorhat DISTRICT of Assam) is the largest inhabited riv- erine island in the world ( Sarma and Phukan 2004 ) and is located in the Brahmaputra river.Hope it will help you.... |
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