Jamuna

Japanese: Jamuna
Jamuna

…The western end of the Garo Hills is part of Bangladesh, and flows south for about 240 km through the low-lying alluvial plains, joining the Ganga at Goalund to form the Padma. From its confluence with the Tista to Goalund, it is called the Jamuna. The flow rate of the Brahmaputra is 1.37 million cubic meters per second in July during the rainy season, and 120,000 cubic meters per second in January during the dry season. It is navigable from its mouth to Dibrugarh (Assam), 1,300 km upstream, making it an important route for transporting goods.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Jamuna" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ガロ丘陵西端をめぐるとバングラデシュ領となり,低平な沖積平野を約240km南流してゴアルンドでガンガー川に合し,パドマPadma川となる。なお,ティスタ川合流点からゴアルンドまではジャムナJamuna川と呼ばれる。ブラフマプトラ川の流量は雨季の7月で毎秒137万m3,乾季の1月でも12万m3であり,河口から1300km上流のディブルガル(アッサム州)付近まで航行可能で,物資輸送路として重要である。…

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