Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
The correct answer is Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta. - Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is the largest delta in the world.
- The deposition of sediment that is carried by a river created a landform called a river delta.
- The Ganges Delta also called Sunderban Delta is situated in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent and also in Bangladesh. The delta surface area of some 100.000 km2.
- The Ganges Delta is formed by three major rivers the Ganga, the Brahmaputra, and the Megna river. Ganges Delta is also one of the most fertile regions in the world.
- The river Ganga originates from the Gangotri glacier of the western Himalayas.
- The Brahmaputra River originates in the north from the Kailash ranges of the Himalayas at an elevation of 5,150 m just south of the lake called Konggyu Tsho.
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