Record #00224Nature archive
World's Largest River Delta by Area
NASA's March 2026 MODIS report identifies the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta as Earth's largest, spanning more than 100,000 km² in Bangladesh and India's West Bengal.
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more than100000km²
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- and , , along the Bay of Bengal
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Overview
Archive NoteNASA's March 2026 MODIS report identifies the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta as Earth's largest, spanning more than 100,000 km² in Bangladesh and India's West Bengal.
Record history
1 Milestones- more than 100000 km²Ganges-Brahmaputra DeltaBangladesh and West Bengal, India, along the Bay of BengalCurrent Record
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