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Bengal Foredeep
The Bengal Foredeep is one of the world's largest exogeosynclines. It runs parallel to the hinge zone of the Sub-Himalayan Foredeep. It is about 450 kilometers wide in southern Bangladesh, narrowing towards the northeast. Folded belts of the Burmese Alpide mobile belt mark its eastern boundary. It can be divided into further sub-zones: (1) the Faridpur Trough; (2) the Barisal High; (3) the Hatiya Trough; (4) the Sylhet Trough; and (5) the Madhupur High.Eldridge M. Moores, Rhodes Whitmore Fairbridge; Eldridge M. Moores, Rhodes Whitmore Fairbridge; Encyclopedia of European and Asian Regional Geology; page 67; Champion & Hall References Geography of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geosyncline
A geosyncline (originally called a geosynclinal) is an obsolete geological concept to explain orogens, which was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, before the theory of plate tectonics was envisaged. Şengör (1982), p. 11 A geosyncline was described as a giant downward fold in the Earth's crust, with associated upward folds called geanticlines (or geanticlinals), that preceded the climax phase of orogenic deformation. History The geosyncline concept was first conceived by the American geologists James Hall and James Dwight Dana in the mid-19th century, during the classic studies of the Appalachian Mountains. Émile Haug further developed the geosyncline concept, and introduced it to Europe in 1900. Şengör (1982), p. 26 Eduard Suess, a leading geologist of his time, disapproved the concept of geosyncline, and in 1909 he argued against its use due to its association with outdated theories. Şengör (1982), p. 43 This did not prevent further development of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridpur Trough
Faridpur may refer to: Bangladesh * Faridpur, Bangladesh, a city and district headquarter in Faridpur District * Faridpur District, a district in Dhaka Division ** Faridpur Sadar Upazila, a subdistrict of Faridpur District, containing Faridpur City * Faridpur Division, a proposed administrative division * Faridpur Upazila, Pabna District, Rajshahi Division India * Faridpur (Assembly constituency), Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly * Faridpur Village, a village in Siwan district of Bihar state * Faridpur, Uttar Pradesh, a town in Uttar Pradesh * Faridpur Durgapur, a community development block in Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal * Faridpur, Sultanpur Lodhi, a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab * Faridpur, Harchandpur, a village in Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh * Faridpur Village, a village in Daniyawan, Salarpur, district of Bihar state Pakistan * Faridpur, Khanewal, Punjab Province * Faridpur, Multan, Punjab Province * Faridpur, Narowal Faridpur is a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barisal High
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Division. It is one of the oldest municipalities and river ports of the country. Barisal municipality was established in the year 1876 during the British rule in India and upgraded to City Corporation on 25 July 2002. Barisal is Bangladesh's third largest information technology and financial hub. The city consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas with a population of 328,278 according to the 2011 national census and with the voter of about 2.48 lakhs according to the 2018 voter list of city election. The area of the city is 58 km2. The city was once called the Venice of the East or the Venice of Bengal. History Barisal was conquered by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji and was later a significant territory of the Delh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatiya Trough
Hatiya may refer to: * Hatiya Upazila an administrative region in Bangladesh ** Hatiya Island, a part of Hatiya Upazila * Hatiya, Baglung, a village in Dhaulagiri Zone, Nepal * Hatiya, Sankhuwasabha, a village in Kosi Zone, Nepal * Hatiya, Makwanpur, a village in Narayani Zone, Nepal See also * Hatia {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet Trough
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate and lush highland terrain. The city has a population of more than half a million and is one of the largest cities in Bangladesh after Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna. Sylhet is one of Bangladesh's most important spiritual and cultural centres. Furthermore, it is one of the most economically important cities after Dhaka and Chittagong. The city produces the highest amount of tea and natural gas. The hinterland of the Sylhet valley is the largest oil and gas-producing region in Bangladesh. It is also the largest hub of tea production in Bangladesh. It is notable for its high-quality cane and agarwood. The city is served by the Osmani International Airport, named after General Bangabir M A G Osmani, the Commander-in-Chief of the Mukt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
