The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... Rivers . India's rivers may be grouped into the Hi- malayan rivers , the Deccan rivers , the coastal rivers , and the rivers of the inland drainage basin . The total available volume of flow from India's rivers is assessed at ...
... Rivers . India's rivers may be grouped into the Hi- malayan rivers , the Deccan rivers , the coastal rivers , and the rivers of the inland drainage basin . The total available volume of flow from India's rivers is assessed at ...
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... rivers , and to the south is the block of Archean rocks that forms the Indian Peninsula . The expansive alluvial plains of the river basins provided the environment and focus for the rise of two great phases of city life : at the end of ...
... rivers , and to the south is the block of Archean rocks that forms the Indian Peninsula . The expansive alluvial plains of the river basins provided the environment and focus for the rise of two great phases of city life : at the end of ...
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... river- borne sediment except in the northwest , where immense quantities of silt are deposited by the Tigris , Euphrates , and Kārūn rivers and other smaller streams as they empty into the gulf . The rivers reach their peak flow in ...
... river- borne sediment except in the northwest , where immense quantities of silt are deposited by the Tigris , Euphrates , and Kārūn rivers and other smaller streams as they empty into the gulf . The rivers reach their peak flow in ...
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