Brahmaputra

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Brahmaputra River in s Asia. Rising in sw Tibet, it flows e into China, then s into India and wsw across India into Bangladesh (where it becomes the River Yamuna). Before emptying into the Bay of Bengal, it forms (with the Ganges and Meghna rivers) a vast delta. Length: c.2900km (1800mi).

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