Brahmaputra

Brahmaputra (literally the son of Brahma) is a river which rises in Tibet, circles round the east of the Himalayas, and, after a course of some 1800 miles, joins the Ganges.

This river is called the Sampo in Tibet, the Dihong in Assam, and the Brahmaputra in the rest of 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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