GK
NICKNAMES OF PLACES AND RIVERS
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Godavari
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Koshi
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Yamuna
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Ravi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Godavari is also referred to as the Vriddhi (Old) Ganga/the Dakshin (South) Ganga, the river with the 2nd longest course in India. The river is 900 mi (1, 450 km) long. It rises about 380 km from the Arabian Sea at Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik & Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in Maharashtra, and empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Godavari river is popularly known as the Dakshin Ganga because it is the second longest river after the Ganga.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river system. It is also called the Dakshin Ganga.
Detailed explanation-4: -Godavari river is known as Dakshin Ganga or the Ganga of South. The source of the Godavari is northeast of Bombay (Mumbai in the local Marathi language) in the state of Maharashtra, and the river follows a southeasterly course for 1, 400 kilometers to its mouth on the Andhra Pradesh coast.