world's largest riverine island formed by brahmaputra river
Majuli Mājuli or Majoli (pron: ˈmʌʤʊlɪ))[1] is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 became the first island to be made a district in India.[2] It had an area of 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi) at the beginning of the 20th century,[3] but having lost significantly to erosion it covers 352 square kilometres (136 sq mi) as at 2014.[4] Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown.[5] Majuli is currently listed as world's largest river island in Guinness book of world's record.