Dear Sri Pathak,
Hope you are addressing to me:
In any case I take it onto myself to clarify again:
Ans to Q1 "is Majuli really the biggest river> island in the world?" --NO, NOT
AN ISLAND AT ALL.
Ans.to Q2 "Is Majuli> really a river island? --NOT really!
As there is no XUTEE-originating from Brahmaputra and ending thereinto.
Ans to your assumption that Kolong is a Xuti- No again.
There is no Brahmaputra water flowing into The Kolong at near
Jakhalabondha--not in 2007,not in 2000.
If you want to study and learn about the real picture, please download ISS
Photo# ISS 005E 16433 which was taken on a cloudless day in OCT 2004 and
covered all Assam East of Bokakhat.
Therein you cannot fail to see the vast real River Island East of Dibrugarh all
the way to Sadiya.The South Xuti is the one digging up at Rohmowria .And the
long one created by the 2 streams of the Dihang from Pasighat to Kobu.
There are about 10, 000 big and small River Islands in the
Dihang,Looit,Bornoi,Bhullung -Buthoor, Brohmoputro, Zomuna,Podda--- between
Pasighat and the Sea. You can count them all from ISS photos -now in Public
Domain--Kindness Russia /America.
And Bohaagor Wolog to all again
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[email protected]> Subject: [Assam] Queries about Majuli> > Mahanta da/Manoj
da> Bihur ulog jonalu. > Manoj da apunaar bihuwa photo khon sai bhaal lagil.> >
I have got two small queries regarding Majuli. May be> both of you and other
informed netters can throw some> light on this. > > The first one-is Majuli
really the biggest river> island in the world?> A quick search of Internet will
reveal that many river> islands of Amazon in Brazil are much larger than>
Majuli. The Amazon is the widest river in the world.> Many kilometres from its
mouth it can be as wide as 11> kilometres, and 40 kilometres in the wet season;
at> the place where it meets the Atlantic, it is as much> as 325 kilometres
wide. The world's largest river> island is Ilha do Bananal, a 20,000 sq km
island> formed by two channels of the Araguaia River in> Tocantins State,
Brazil. Majuli is only 880 sq km.> Ilha de Marajo, a 40,100 sq km island in
Para, Brazil,> is another big river island. This island is as large> as
Switzerland. As per information available in net,> Majuli is not even largest
inhabited river island in> the world. There are larger river islands in Amazon>
with people living in them. > Can we get some feedback from geographers or
other> informed people on this?> > My second query is a bit more technical. Is
Majuli> really a river island? It is not exactly a landmass in> the middle of
Brahmaputra with the river flowing wide> on both the sides. Northern side of
Majuli is the> Kherkotia Xuti. Those of us who have seen this Xuti> know that
it is a small diminutive rivulet. And, I> remember seeing it in a place in
Dhakuakhana, where it> was totally blocked and Majuli was well connected with>
the landmass of Dhakuakhana subdivision. What I mean> to say is that the Xuti
does not at all look like> Brahmaputra. Interestingly this Kherkotia Xuti is
so> small that Google earth does not even show it. May be> those of us having
access to google earth can again> have a look to see if Majuli as a distinct
island mass> is discernible or not. By the way, the definition of> Xuti as I
remember reading in geography is a stream,> which originates from a river to
terminate in the same> river. A famous Xuti of Assam is the Is Majuli> really a
river island? ,> coming out of Brahmaputra at Nowgaon to join> Brahmaputra
again at Kajoli near Chandrapur in> Guwahati.> By that logic, Morigaon and
parts of Nowgaon should be> considered a river island-considerably bigger than>
Majuli.> Hope we can get some insight on this.> Regards> > Chittaranjan Pathak>
> PS> Though I addressed the mail to Mahanta da and Manoj> da, I would
appreciate comments from all the learned> members on this. May be an initial
response from> Mahantada will help in opening floodgate of responses.>
Generally, it is seen a chain visited by cm propagates> longest.> Lastly,
please don't brand me as a wannabe myth buster> or a rumour monger (at this
crucial time when Majuli's> bid for UNESCO tag repeatedly gets turned down).>
Majuli is a unique eco-system and a heritage site> which all of us are proud
of. All I am doing is a> reality check on the "river island" bit. With your>
input, my doubts may prove to be unfounded.> > > >
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