Majuli Island | The largest river Island in the World | APSC, UPSC, ADRE2.0

Majuli means ‘the land between two parallel rivers’. Majuli is the world’s largest river island according to Guinness World Record & situated on the Brahmaputra River in Assam. It sprawls over an extensive area of 352 sq km.
The island is formed by the Brahmaputra River in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north.
Mājuli island is accessible by ferries from the city of Jorhat. The island is about 300-400 kilometres (186-249 mi) east from the state’s largest city Guwahati. It was formed due to course changes by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries, mainly the Lohit. Mājuli is the abode of the Assamese neo-Vaishnavite culture.
Majuli is since 2004 in the UNESCO Tentative List for nomination as a World Heritage Site.
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