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Twin-River Drainage System | River | Geography

Two rivers flowing at different levels in the same region i.e., on the ground surface and below the ground surface but following the same direction and gradient may be called twin-river system. Such river system is an example of geological unusual instance. Such twin-river system formed by the Amazon River and subterranean river just below the Amazon, named the Hamza [...]

By |2017-03-11T08:21:58+00:00March 11, 2017|River|Comments Off on Twin-River Drainage System | River | Geography

Notes on Tidal Bores | Seawater | Geography

The below mentioned article provides a note on tidal bores. Tidal bores are steep wall of seawater moving upstreams from their mouths when the tidal waves enter the low-lying rivers. "A tidal bore (bore = crest or wave) is a wall of water that moves up certain low- lying rivers due to an incoming tide. Because it is a wave [...]

By |2017-03-11T08:21:56+00:00March 11, 2017|Sea|Comments Off on Notes on Tidal Bores | Seawater | Geography
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