Tag: life in the ganga - brahmaputra basin

The mouth of the Amazon is characterized by a large estuary and islands, rather than a dense network of distributaries like a typical delta.

The Paraguay and Parana rivers are major tributaries that contribute to the Rio de la Plata basin, which flows through Argentina.

Medicinal plants have been used in the treatment and prevention of malaria in various parts of the world. Quinine extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree is used as an antimalarial agent.

The Port of Iquitos is a port on the Amazon River in northeastern Peru. It is located about 3700 kilometres upstream from the Atlantic Ocean on the Amazon and 1030 kilometres northeast of the nation’s capital, Lima. The Port of Iquitos became important to the country in the late 19th Century with the rubber boom. 

The port of Belem is the most important commercial port on the North coast of Brazil. The port is situated on the East bank of the Rio Para about 70 miles from its mouth. Through this port, communication is maintained with all inland Amazon port. 

Kolkata is situated on the banks of the Hooghly River, which is a distributary of the Ganga.

• The Brahmaputra is the broadest (most wide) river of India thus facilitates the formation of big islands. Majuli is the largest riverine island located in the Brahmaputra river in Assam hence it is the correct answer.
• The Ganges has a few islands in its delta regions like Sagar island
• No significant islands are found in Yamuna and Satluj.

Majuli, the world's largest river island, is located on the Brahmaputra River in the state of Assam, India.