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Sedimentation Patterns Bay Of Bengal: How Old Is The River Ganga
Source info:
| Author: | Suvrat Kher |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2016-03-15 17:01:00 |
| Blog: | Reporting on a Revolution  |
| URL: | http://suvratk.blogspot.com/2016/03/sedimentation-patterns-bay-of-bengal.html |
Summary:
...In our legends it is said that the goddess Ganga's descent from the heavens would have split the earth had Lord Shiva not tamed here torrent by tying it into his ash-smeared locks. To hear this story is to see the river in a certain way: as a heavenly braid, for instance, an immense rope of water, unfurling through a wide and thirsty plain. That there is a further twist to the tale becomesContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay of Bengal | 14.3773 | 87.3968 |
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