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Brahmaputra River
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Noun1.Brahmaputra River - an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
Brahmaputra
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Bangla Desh, Bangladesh, East Pakistan, People's Republic of Bangladesh - a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
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In a study published by the British-based science journal Nature, the investigators looked at the Tsangpo River, the world's highest major river, which starts at an elevation of 4,400 metres (13,500 metres) before slicing through the Himalayas and emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Glacial dams helped Tibet keep its cutting edge by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Mount Kailash, Lake Manasarova, Mount Everest, Yarlong Tsangpo River, Sera Monastery and  Lake Namco are places to visit in Tibet.
Famous Places in China by Gokhan Ozbal / Travel, recreation and leisure community
The Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra), must be at least two miles wide, swollen by seasonal rains, its opacity representing millions of tons of mountain, worn and torn down by water.
Tibet by Davidson, Robyn / Quarterly Essay
 
 
 
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