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title: The River Ganges
author: Pfly
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3888/the-river-ganges/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The River Ganges

_Authored by Pfly_

## Image File

[![The River Ganges](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3888.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3888.jpg)

## Image Caption

The course of the River [Ganges](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ganges/). Beginning in the Himalaya it runs for 2,700 km to the Bay of Bengal.

## Cite This Work

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Pfly. (2015, May 23). The River Ganges. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3888/the-river-ganges/>
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Pfly. "The River Ganges." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 23, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3888/the-river-ganges/>.
### MLA
Pfly. "The River Ganges." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 May 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3888/the-river-ganges/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna_basins.jpg) by [**Pfly**](http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna_basins.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 May 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.