INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

DRAINAGE OF INDIA

THE BRAHMAPUTRA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which river has the largest river basin in the world?
A
Ganga
B
Indus
C
Amazon
D
Nile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Amazon Basin located in northern South America, is the largest river basin in the world. The Amazon River and all of its tributaries drain an area of more than 7 million square kilometres.

Detailed explanation-2: -As of 2021, the Amazon basin, located in northern South America, was the largest drainage basin in the world. The Amazon River and its tributaries drain an area nearly seven million square kilometers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amazon River is the world’s second-longest river after the river Nile in Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Amazon River Basin occupies the entire central and eastern area of South America, lying to the east of the Andes mountain range and extending from the Guyana Plateau in the north to the Brazilian Plateau in the south.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins. Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world’s ocean basins. All of the world’s continents could fit into the Pacific basin.

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