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If you move from Badrinath to Sunderban delta along the course of the river Ganga, what major geomorphological features will you come across ?

Answer

Badrinath is situated along Ganga river in Uttaranchal Himalayas. The Sunderban delta is on the mouth of Ganga and Brahmaputra in Bay of Bengal. If a person moves from Badrinath to Sunderban delta he has to cross a number of geomorphological features such as:
(i)the steep slopes of the mountain
(ii)the narrow valleys, V shaped valleys, water falls and hills.

At Haridwar he will enter the plains.
(i)At several places the river forms the meanders.
(ii)In central plain the river forms the oxbow lakes and braided streams.
Finally he will reach swampy and marshy delta which is formed by Ganga.

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