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That doesn't seem right. The North/East borders of India, Nepal, and Bhutan are along the Himalayas. Any river that flows in India should start on India's sid
by treis 5y ago
That doesn't seem right. The North/East borders of India, Nepal, and Bhutan are along the Himalayas. Any river that flows in India should start on India's side of the mountains.
- rajeshp1986 5y ago@treis, It doesn't work like that. Rivers can originate anywhere and flow in any direction. For ex- Jhelum and Indus rivers originate in India but flow through Pakistan. I am sure there are many other similar examples.
- ceejayoz 5y agoIn this case, though, they seem to be correct. A map of the Ganges watershed: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna_basins.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganges-Brahmaputra-M... Looks unlikely that Tibet could exert too much control over it.
- Ma8ee 5y agoI’m quite certain rivers always flows downwards due to gravity. So mountain ranges tend to be problematic to run through.
- throwaway158497 5y agoTrue. But sometimes there are small openings in the hills which are enough for rivers to rush through. Brahmaputra starts near Tibet, but enters India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmaputra_River#/media/File:Brahmapoutre.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmaputra_River#/media/File:...