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River Ganga: how big is it?

River Ganga is about 2,530 km. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 285 Mount Everests.

Size

2,530 km

In metres

2.53 × 10⁶ m

Everyday comparison

≈ 285 Mount Everests

Chapter

Countries & Worlds

Did you know?

The Ganga flows about 2,525 km from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.

How it compares

• Roughly the same size as Pluto (2,380 km).
• About 1.3× smaller than India (north to south) (3,210 km).

Other things of a similar size

• Ceres 940 km
• Pluto 2,380 km
• India (north to south) 3,210 km
• The Moon 3,470 km
• Mars 6,780 km
• Earth 12,700 km

Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.