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Why does the Irrawaddy River bend westward below Bhamo?
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Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy and Mekong river basins and their drainage networks.
Below Bhamo, the Irrawaddy River makes a sharp westward swing to exit the Bhamo alluvial basin and cut through the limestone rocks of the second defile, a narrow gorge approximately 300 feet (90 metres) wide at its narrowest point.1