November 11, 2006
The Ganges River
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The Ganges River in northern India originates from the Gangotri, a glacier in the Himalayas, and empties into the Bay of Bengal after branching into many distributaries. It is 1,560 mi (2,510 km) long and, because of its location near major population centers, highly polluted. Two species of dolphin and a rare species of freshwater shark live in the river, and rice, grains, oilseed, and cotton are grown in its basin. One out of how many people in the world lives in the Ganges Basin?
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