SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Hundreds of miles form the coast of Mali, the Niger River divides into a network of channels called the inland ____
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Sahara
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delta
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta (or the Oil Rivers), into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Niger Delta comprises Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Ondo, Imo and Cross River states.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Niger delta is a vast low-lying region through which the waters of the Niger River drain into the Gulf of Guinea. Characteristic landforms in this region include oxbow lakes, river meander belts (see meander), and prominent levees. Large freshwater swamps give way to brackish mangrove…
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