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Brahmaputra
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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E . son of Brahma), a river which rises in Tibet, circles round the E. of the Himalayas, and, after a course of some 1800 m., joins the Ganges, called the Sampo in Tibet, the Dihong in Assam, and the Brahmaputra in British India; it has numerous tributaries, brings down twice as much mud as the Ganges, and in the lower part of its course overflows the land, particularly Assam, like an inland sea.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Brahmaputra'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/brahmaputra.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Brahmaputra'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/brahmaputra.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
