0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the name of the place where a river originates?
A river's place of origin is where the river begins; this is called the source. The opposite of the river's source is the mouth, or where the river ends. The mouth of the river is where the river meets the ocean.
What is the name of the glacier that has frozen to bedrock?
The name of a glacier that has frozen to bedrock is rock glacier. A rock glacier is formed by angular blocks of frozen rock that form in the valley of glaciers.
Can you name four NZ glaciers?
* Franz Josef Glacier * Fox Glacier * Tasman Glacier * Hukawai Glacier * Haast Glaciers
The river which originates from a place known as Beas Kund?
Beas. The river begins at the Rohtang Pass in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Beas is named after a Rishi (sage). The river name Beas is regarded as formed from Vyas who is the author of Mahabharata. The word kund means a tiny lake.
What is the name for a smooth egg deposited by a glacier?
Drumlins
Name the source of river ganga?
gaumukh glacier of GANGOTRI
What is the name origin of the ganges river?
Given the massive period of time this would cover, it is impossible to even start coving such a timeline here. I suggest you Google up ' Ganga River' for a fairly comprehensive answer - in particular Wikipedia.
Is The Ganga or Ganga a proper noun?
The Ganga River, an Hindu name for the Ganges River, is a proper noun, the name of a specific thing. Ganga is the personification of the sacred river, the goddess Ganga, also a proper noun, the name of the goddess.
What is the name of the river that flows near delhi?
Yamuna is the river passing through Delhi. I originates from place Yamnotri in Himalayas and merges in another river Ganga (also known as Ganges). The merged river is known as Ganga and hen merges into Bay of Bengal Sea.
Name of the Indian river - statewise?
ganga river
Which was Indian largest river name?
Brahmaputra, Ganga river is the largest river in India.
How did the River Ganges get its name?
The Ganges river gets the name from the goddess Ganga please research more on sites such as wikipedia by searching Ganges river and scrolling down to the Hinduism paragraphThe Ganges River got its name after the Hindu god Ganga. Hindus believe the river is a physical embodiment of Ganga and washes away sins.
What is the name of a frozen river on a mountain?
a Glacier mamountain river
Name of rivers mentioned in our national anthem of India?
The Ganga or Ganges is the longest river of India flowing over 2,510 kms of mountains, valleys and plains is the National river of India.It originates in the snowfields of the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas as the Bhagirathi River. It is later joined by other rivers such as the Alaknanda, Yamuna, Son, Gumti, Kosi and Ghagra. The Ganga river basin(External website that opens in a new window) is one of the most fertile and densely populated areas of the world and covers an area of 1,000,000 sq. kms. There are two dams on the river - one at Haridwar and the other at Farakka. The Ganges River Dolphin is an endangered animal that specifically habitats this river.The Ganga is revered by Hindus as the most sacred river on earth. Key religious ceremonies are held on the banks of the river at cities such as Varanasi, Haridwar and Allahabad. The Ganga widens out into the Ganges Delta in the Sunderbans swamp of Bangladesh, before it ends its journey by emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
What is the correct name for a river of ice?
Glacier
What is the name meaning of Jahnavi?
jahnavi means river ganga
What is the name of a dam built on ganga river?
tehri dam
