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- Some Important Places In The World
- Introduction - Geography
- The Solar System & Universe
- Continents of the World
- Oceans on The Earth
- Biosphere: Lithosphere, Hydrospher
- Time & Zones (Latitude and Longitude)
- Coriolis & Different Effect
- Atmosphere
- Winds, Clouds, Rainfall, Islands & Rocks
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- Various Landforms – Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Glaciers, Rivers, Groundwater etc. / India Physical Features
- Soil Resources of the Indian Sub-continent
- Agriculture in India
- Minerals in India
- Major Industries of India
- India State of Forest Report 2019
- The Drainage System of India
- Transport in India (Road, Rail, Air)
- India Facts and Figures- States, UTs and their Capitals
- Census - Population, Literacy, Sex Ratio
- Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks in India
- RAMSAR Wetland Sites
- Important Irrigation and Power Projects
- Mount Everest
- Indian Subcontinent, Union Territories & Border with Neighboring Countries
- Project Tiger & Tiger Reserves
- Cities at the Bank of River
- Wonders of the World - Ancient, Medieval, New & Others
- Some Important Industries
- Famous Sites of India & World
- Major Straits of the World that (Connect & Separate)
- Important Discoveries (World)
- Major Island, Canals, Dams & Deserts of the World
- Aquatic Area, Coastline, Boundary Lines & Geographical Epithets
- Some Important Tribes and their Homeland (World)
- Major Waterfalls and Lakes of India & World
- Country, Capital and Currency
- Glossary of Geographical Terms
- Miscellaneous - Geography
Some Important Places in the World
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Place |
Country |
Importance |
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White Sands |
USA |
Trinity' was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear device. It was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, as part of the 'Manhattan Project'. The test was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was then the USAAF Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, now part of White Sands Missile Range. |
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Billingsgate |
London, England |
Billingsgate, former London market (closed 1982). Billingsgate was a principal unloading point for fish, salt and other cargoes. Parliament made it an open fish market in 1698. |
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Statue of Liberty |
New York (USA) |
Statue of Liberty formerly Liberty Enlightening the World, colossal statue on Liberty Island in the Upper New York Bay, U.S., commemorating the friendship of the peoples of the United States and France. Standing 305 feet (93 metres) high including its pedestal, it represents a woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet bearing the adoption date of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) in her left |
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Red Square |
Russia |
Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as Lenin's Tomb, situated in Red Square in the centre of Moscow is a mausoleum that currently serves as the resting place of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin |
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The Elysee palace |
France |
Official residence of the President of the French Republic. |
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Cannes |
France |
The Cannes Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France. |
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Pentagon |
USA |
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense. |
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Disneyland |
USA |
Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17,1955. It is the only theme park designed and built to completion under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. |
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Auroville |
India |
A universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. |
Map Lines
Isohaline: A line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
Isobar: A line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
Isobath: An imaginary line or one drawn on a map connecting all points of equal depth below the surface of a body of water.
Isohypse: a line on a map connecting points of equal height. Isohyetes: a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
Isopleth: a line on a map connecting points having equal incidence of a specified meteorological feature.
Isohel: a line on a map connecting points having the same duration of sunshine.
Isotherm: a line on a map connecting points having the same temperature at a given time or on average over a given period.
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