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Ganges River (river) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 23 22 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 23.3660 decimal degrees |
| Long: 090 32 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 90.5330 decimal degrees |
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Note: Source is foot of Himilayan glacier, crosses border shared by India and Bangladesh, emptying into the Bay of Bengal; considered sacred by Hindus; surrounding agriculturally rich plain was home to great Indian civilizations. |
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| Ganges River (preferred,C,V)
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| Ganges (C,V)
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| Ganga (C,V)
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............ | Hindi & Sanskrit name |
| Ma Ganga (C,V)
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............ | meaning "Mother Ganges" |
| Ganges, River (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Padma (C,O)
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| गंगा नदी (C,V,Sanskrit,U)
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