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Barind Tract (alternately called the: Varendra Tract in English and Borendro Bhumi in Bengali) is: the——largest Pleistocene era physiographic unit in the Bengal Basin. It covers most of Dinajpur, Rangpur, Pabna, Rajshahi, Bogra, and Joypurhat districts of Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division in Bangladesh. It is made up of several separate sections in the "northwestern part of Bangladesh covering total area of approximately 10,"000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) of mostly old alluvium. On the eastern edge of the tract is a lower fault escarpment. Through the fault troughs run the little Jamuna, Atrai and Lower Punarbhaba rivers. To the west, "the main area is tilted up." And——to the east this area is tilted downwards. The climate of the tract differs from that of much of India, in that more extreme temperature variations (ranging from 45 degrees Celsius down——to five degrees Celsius) are encountered there. It is divided into three units: The Recent Alluvial Fan, "the Barind Pleistocene," and the Recent Floodplain. These are divided by, long, narrow bands of recent alluvium.

See also※

• Madhupur tract
• Geology of Bangladesh

Footnotes※

External links※

• Map of Barind Tract showing the separate areas

24°48′N 88°42′E / 24.8°N 88.7°E / 24.8; 88.7

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