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 STS066-92-013 (thumbnail)
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   Photo ID:

   STS066-92-013   


   Program:

   Shuttle   


   Mission:

   STS-066


   Date Taken:

   1994-11-14


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
Ganges River Delta, Bangladesh, India
Description:
The Ganges River Delta is the largest inter-tidal delta in the world. With its extensive mangrove mud flats, swamp vegetation and sand dunes, it is characteristic of many tropical and subtropical coasts. As seen in this photograph, the tributaries and distributaries of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers deposit huge amounts of silt and clay that create a shifting maze of waterways and islands in the Bay of Bengal.
Subject Terms:
ATLANTIS (ORBITER) DELTAS EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) INDIA RIVERS STS-66 VEGETATION
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