Table of Contents
- 1 What is the mouth of the Indus River?
- 2 Where does the Indus river lies?
- 3 What mountains did the Indus river flow through?
- 4 In what country is the mouth of the Indus River located?
- 5 Which river is tributary of Indus River?
- 6 What is the geography of Indus?
- 7 Which is the major tributary of Indus River?
- 8 What are the tributaries of Brahmaputra?
- 9 How big is the delta of the Indus River?
- 10 Where are the Indus River settlements in India?
What is the mouth of the Indus River?
Arabian Sea
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Indus River/Mouths
The 3,180 km (1,980 mi) river rises in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan regions of Kashmir, bends sharply to the left after the Nanga Parbat massif, and flows south-by-southwest through Pakistan, before it empties into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi.
Where does the Indus river lies?
In India, the Indus basin spreads over the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and a part of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Union Territory of Chandigarh, having an area of 3,21,289 sq. km, which is nearly 9.8% of the total geographical area of the country.
What two important landforms surround the Indus River?
Mountains- Himalayas, Hindu Kush.
What mountains did the Indus river flow through?
The basin stretches from the Himalayan mountains to the north to the dry, alluvial plains of Sindh province in Pakistan and flows out into the Arabian Sea. The upper Indus river basin lies in a high mountain region resting in the Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Himalayan ranges.
In what country is the mouth of the Indus River located?
Pakistan
| Indus | |
|---|---|
| Source | Confluence of the Sengge and Gar rivers |
| – location | Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, China |
| Mouth | Sapta Sindhu |
| – location | Sindh, Pakistan |
Is Luni tributary of Indus?
It flows into Gulf of Khambhat. It flows into Gulf of Kuchchh. It flows into Pakistan and merges with a tributary of Indus.
Which river is tributary of Indus River?
The Indus is the western most River system in the subcontinent. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Satluj are its main tributaries.
What is the geography of Indus?
The huge Indus river system waters a rich agricultural landscape. The Indus plain is surrounded by high mountains, desert and ocean, and at that time there were dense forests and swamps to the east.
What are the tributaries of the Indus River?
Which is the major tributary of Indus River?
Chenab
The Indus is the western most River system in the subcontinent. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Satluj are its main tributaries.
What are the tributaries of Brahmaputra?
The principal tributaries of the river joining from right are the Lohit, the Dibang, the Subansiri, the Jiabharali, the Dhansiri, the Manas, the Torsa, the Sankosh and the Teesta whereas the Burhidihing, the Desang, the Dikhow, the Dhansiri and the Kopili joins it from left.
Is there a natural forest near the Indus River?
Even today, in the Indus Plain not far from the river, there are thorn forests of open acacia and bush and undergrowth of poppies, vetch, thistles, and chickweed. Near the river there are pampalike stretches of tall grass, and streams and canals are often lined with tamarisk trees and some dense scrub. However, nowhere is there a natural forest.
How big is the delta of the Indus River?
The delta covers an area of 3,000 square miles (7,800 square km) or more (and extends along the coast for about 130 miles (210 km). The uneven surface of the delta contains a network of existing and abandoned channels. The coastal strip, from about 5 to 20 miles (8 to 32 km) inland, is flooded by high tides.
Where are the Indus River settlements in India?
The coastal settlements extended from Sutkagan Dor at the Pakistan, Iran border to Kutch in modern Gujarat, India. There is an Indus site on the Amu Darya at Shortughai in northern Afghanistan, and the Indus site Alamgirpur at the Hindon River is located only 28 km (17 mi) from Delhi.
What are the conditions of the lower Indus River?
In Sindh province on the lower Indus, desert conditions prevail 10 to 25 miles (15 to 40 km) away from the river, and the area is dominated by sand and poor grass cover. Irrigation by floods or canals permits some cultivation, although intensive irrigation often produces soil salinization.