Ganges (river)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M.U. Erdosy
Creators: M.U. Erdosy
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, Enes Yılandiloğlu
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Last modified
Mar 31, 2026 03:49 PM
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History
The Ganges flows some 2,525 km (1,569 mi) from its sources in the western Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59822
25.9323267649, 83.7799018947
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location of modern main stream of Ganges (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Less than certain: Alibotra (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Fl. Ganges (Ganges: Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Nehr-i Geng (Ottoman Turkish, AD 1500 - AD 1599)
- Padus (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Phison (AD 300 - AD 640)
- None
- Erannoboas/Sonus (river) flows into Ganges (river) (unspecified date range)
- Iomanes/Iobares (river) flows into Ganges (river) (unspecified date range)
- Kondochates (river) flows into Ganges (river) (unspecified date range)
- Oxymatis (river) part of (physical/topographic) Ganges (river) (unspecified date range)
- Prinas (river) connection Ganges (river) (unspecified date range)
- Tanda located west of Ganges (river) (unspecified date range)
river, drainage
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 6 E4 Ganges fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ganges
M.U. Erdosy, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Ganges (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59822> [accessed: 15 July 2026]
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