SUBARNAREKHA RIVER


Meaning of SUBARNAREKHA RIVER in English

river in northeastern India, rising in southern Bihar state. The Subarnarekha (meaning streak of gold) flows east through a copper-mining region and leaves the Chota Nagpur plateau by the Hundrugbagh waterfall. Continuing eastward, it flows across West Bengal state to enter the Bay of Bengal after a 290-mile (470-kilometre) course. The Kanchi and Karkari rivers are its chief tributaries.

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