Miscellany: Important facts about India (Part-1) Longest, Largest, Tallest, Smallest in India (Natural Resources)

LONGEST

Natural Resources

Tributary river of India

Yamuna (1376 km, tributary of Ganga)

River (India)

The Ganga (2640 km. long)

Longest river which forms estuary

Narmada (Falls in the Arabian sea,1312 km)

Longest River which Flows entirely in India

Godavari river (1465 km)

LARGEST

Natural Resources

Desert

Thar Desert, Northwestern India

State with Maximum Forest Area

Madhya Pradesh 94KM SQ.

State with the maximum percentage of Forest area

Mizoram (about 75%)

Delta

Sundarban Delta (on the mouth of Ganga – Brahmaputra River)

BIGGEST

Natural Resources

Most Populous city

Mumbai

Riverine Island

Majuli island on Brahmaputra River, Assam

TALLEST (HIGHEST)

Natural Resources

Mountain peak

Godwin Austin (K2), Karakoram Range, J&K (8611 m)

Waterfall

Kunchikal Falls, Varahi river, Karnataka