Madhupur tract

Madhupur tract

Madhupur tract a large upland area of 4,244 km² in north central of Bangladesh, stretching from east of Jamalpur in the north, to Fatullah and Narayanganj, in the south. The tract is mostly one large tract, unlike the Barind Tract. It is approximately one to ten metres above the nearby floodplains. [cite web
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The tract is considered an area of jungle-covered old alluvium. [cite web
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accessdate=2007-08-18 ] It is an elevated plateau, with hillocks of varying height, ranging from 30 to 60 feet. There are also cultivated valleys. [cite web
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ee also

*Bhawal National Park
*Geology of Bangladesh
*Geography of Bangladesh

Footnotes

External links

* [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/Maps/MM_0028.gifMap]


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