Karnāli River | river, Asia | Britannica (original) (raw)

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drainage of Nepal

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  In Nepal: Drainage
  Nepal—the Kosi, Nārāyani (Gandak), and Karnāli, running southward across the strike of the Himalayan ranges—form transverse valleys with deep gorges, which are generally several thousand feet in depth from the crest of the bordering ranges. The watershed of these rivers lies not along the line of highest peaks in the…
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physiography of Ghaghara River

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  In Ghaghara River
  It rises as the Karnali River (Chinese: Kongque He) in the high Himalayas of southern Tibet Autonomous Region, China, and flows southeast through Nepal. Cutting southward across the Siwalik Range, it splits into two branches that rejoin south of the Indian border and form the Ghaghara proper. It flows…
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