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Fig. 4.4
River Bhagirathi-Hooghly and its tributries (
line diagram
)
The tidal range at the confluence near Sagar Island is one of the highest in
the world, next only to the Amazon in Brazil, the Irrawaddy in Myanmar and the
Meghna in Bangladesh. This goes up further in the hinterland of the estuary up to
Diamond Harbour and gradually goes down up to Nabadweep. The initial increase
from Sagar to Diamond Harbour is due mainly to the funnel-shape of the estuary
which gradually narrows under the influence of the upland discharge. The range of
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