Brahmaputra
Asian river, massive
The Brahmaputra is a major river flowing from Tibet through northeastern India and Bangladesh, where it joins the Ganges to form one of the world's largest deltas.
One of Asia's great rivers, it is prone to dramatic flooding during monsoon season: The Brahmaputra swelled its banks again this summer.
India's holiest river
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- AssamTea-producing Indian state
- TibetHimalayan plateau region
- BangladeshSouth Asian republic
confluence · delta · waterway · current · gorge · sediment · floodplain · mighty
Asia's highest range
- plateauFlat highland area
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- elevationHeight above reference point
- sourcePoint of origin
gorge · topography · watershed · transboundary · altitude · terrain · landscape · northeastern
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- erosionGradual wearing away
- displacementRemoval from usual location
inundation · silt · devastation · relief · submerge · overflow · breach · annual
Echolocating marine mammal
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- fisherySeafood harvesting enterprise
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
sanctuary · rhino · waterfowl · habitat · species · conservation · aquatic · endemic
East Asian superpower
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- damWater-holding barrier
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- transboundaryCrossing political limits
sovereignty · hydropower · diversion · treaty · upstream · downstream · negotiation · tension
Ganges
India's holiest river
Bangladesh · confluence · delta · waterway · current · gorge · sediment · floodplain · mighty · Asia
Himalayas
Asia's highest range
source · gorge · topography · watershed · transboundary · altitude · terrain · landscape · northeastern · delta
monsoon
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- erosionGradual wearing away
displacement · inundation · silt · devastation · relief · submerge · overflow · breach · annual · disaster
dolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- fisherySeafood harvesting enterprise
migratory · sanctuary · rhino · waterfowl · habitat · species · conservation · aquatic · endemic · fauna
China
East Asian superpower
transboundary · sovereignty · hydropower · diversion · treaty · upstream · downstream · negotiation · tension · resource