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maximuin volume is greater at this point (400 miles from
the sea) than that of the Mississippi at the end of its
Course. ‘About 200 miles of the sea-face of Bengal consists
 of estuaries of the Ganges intersected by low islands
and promontories formed out of itself,” ?!

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F1G. 47.—Central India Orography.

The most important (if not the largest) tributary is
the Jumna, which starts at an elevation of 10,850 feet
above sea at Jamnotri, not far removed from Bhégirathi,
 the source of the Ganges. Where the Jumna and
the Ganges unite (near Allahabad) is the true Prayag, or
place of pilgrimage, where devout Hindus assemble in
thousands and are washed and sanctified. The Jumna
1 Hunter, ¢ India,” vol. vi.