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- Important Discoveries (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)
- Major Island, Canals, Dams & Deserts of the World
- Aquatic Area, Coastline, Boundary Lines & Geographical Epithets
- Some Important Tribes and their Homeland (World)
- Some Important Places in the World
- Major Waterfalls and Lakes of India & World
- Country, Capital and Currency
- Glossary of Geographical Terms
- Miscellaneous - Geography
Important Discoveries (World)
Roald Amundsen (Norway): First person to reach South Pole (December 14, 1911).
Robert Peary (America): First person to reach Geographical North Pole (April 6, 1909).
Christopher Columbus (Italy): Found Western Islands (in 1492), South America (1498), a western route to Indies (Asia).
John Cabot (Italy) Discovered Newfoundland (1497) and Coast of North America.
Captain James Cook (England): Discovered Hawaii Islands (January 18,1778).
Nicolaus Copernicus (Poland): Established that the planets orbited the sun rather than the Earth (1540).
Ferdinand de Lesseps (France): Developer of Suez Canal (1869).
Johannes Kepler (Germany): Discovered the major three laws of Planetary motion (1600).
Charles Lindbergh (America): At age 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize: making a nonstop flight from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York to Paris France. He covered the 331/2-hour, 3,600 statute miles (5,800 km) alone in a single-engine purpose-built Ryan monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis. This was the first solo transatlantic flight and the first non-stop flight between North America an: mainland Europe.
Vasco da Gama (Portugal): First European to reach India by sea (via Cape of Good Hope). He arrived at Calicut (now Kozhikode) in May 1498.
Bartolomeu Dias (Portugal): The first European to reach 'Cape of Good Hope' (12 March, 1488) and hamed it "Cabo das Tormentas" (i.e., Cape of Storms).
Fridtj of Nansen (Norway): Discovery of Greenland and Mountains of North Pole (1888).
Ferdinand Magellan (Portugal): First person to travel around the world through sea discovered and named the Pacific Ocean (1520).
Abel Tasman (Dutch): First European Traveller to discover New Zealand (1642) and Australia (1644).
Jacques Cartier (France): First European to map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and discovered Canada (1534-1542
Heman Cortes (Spain): Discovered Mexico (1519).
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