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Major Island, Canals, Dams & Deserts of the World

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Major Island, Canals, Dams & Deserts of the World

Major Canals of the World

S.

Name

Location

Connects

1

Soo Locks

USA

Lake Huron and Lake Superior

2

Erie Canal

USA

Lake Erie and Lake Michigan

3

Gota Canal

Sweden

Lake Vanem with the Baltic Sea (Stockholm - Gothenburg)

4

Kiel Canal

Germany

North Sea from the River Elbe to the Baltic Sea

5

Norh Sea Canal

Netherlands

Amsterdam and IJmuiden on the North Sea coast

6

Manchester Canal

England

Manchester to the Irish Sea. Starting at the Mersey Estuary near Liverpool

7

New Waterway

Netherlands

Rotterdam to the North Sea

8

Volga-Don Canal

Russia

Volga river (Volgograd) and Don River (Volgodonsk), between Rostov and Stalingrad

9

Welland Canal

Canada

Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.

10

K.P. (Kandaleru-Poondi) Canal

India

Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

11

Suez Canal

Egypt

Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez

12

Panama Canal

Panama

Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) and Pacific Ocean

13

Alert Canal

Western  Europe

The Albert Canal connects Antwerp with Liege, and also the Meuse River with the Scheldt River. It also connects with the Canal Dessel -Tumhout - Schoten (Benelux).

Major Islands of the World

S.

Name

Situation

Area (in km2)

1

Greenland

Antarctic Ocean

21,75,000

2

New Guinea

Western Pacific Ocean

8,21,400

3

Borneo

Indian Ocean

7,51,000

4

Madagascar

Indian Ocean

5,87,041

5

Baffin Island (Canada)

North Arctic Ocean

5,07,451

6

Sumatra (Indonesia)

Indian Ocean

42,220

7

Honshu (Japan)

North East Pacific Ocean

2,30,092

8

Britain (Great Britain)

North Atlantic Ocean

2,29,849

9

Victoria Island (Canada)

Arctic Ocean

2,17,290

10

Ellesmere Island (Canada)

Arctic Ocean

1,96,236

11

Sulawesi (Indonesia)

Indian Ocean

1,78,700

12

South Island (New Zealand)

South Western Pacific Ocean

1,50,460

13

Java Island (Indonesia)

Indian Ocean

1,26,400

14

North Island (New Zealand)

South Western Pacific Ocean

1,14,687

15

Cuba

Caribbean Sea

1,10,922

16

Luzon Island

Surrounded by Philippine Sea, South China Sea, Sibuyan Sea, (Pacific Ocean)

1,04,688

17

Iceland

Atlantic Ocean

1,03,000

18

Ireland

North Atlantic Ocean

82,460

19

Tasmania

Surrounded by Indian and Pacific Ocean

67,900

20

Sri Lanka

Indian Ocean

65,600

Note: Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the World.

Major Deserts of the World

  • Subtropical deserts are caused by circulation pattern of air masses. They are found along the Tropic of Cancer, between 15° and 30° north of the Equator or along the Tropic of Capricorn Northern Africa between 15° and 30° south of the Equator. Examples- Atacama Desert (S. America), Sonorama and California Deserts (N. America), Namib and Kalahari Desert (S. Africa), Gibson Desert (Australia), Arabian Desert and Thar Desert (Asia) etc.

S.

Desert

Expansion

Area (in km2)

1

Sahara (Touches the boundaries of 11 countries)

Northern Africa (Algeria, Chad,  Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and Burkina Faso)

84,00,000

2

Australian

Great Sandy desert,Barberton, Great Victoria, Simpson, Gibson and Stuart Desert area are included

15,50,000

3

Arabian

South Arabia, South Arabia, Yamen, Syria, Khali area and Nafud area are included

13,00,000

4

Gobi

Mongolia and China

10,40,000

5

Patagonia

Argentina

6,70,000

6

Kalahari

Botswana (Middle Africa)

5,20,000

7

Taklamakan

Tsi kyang (China)

3,20,000

8

Sonoran

Arizona and California (USA and Mexico)

3,10,000

9

Namib

South Africa (Namibia)

3,10,000

10

Karakum

Turkmenistan

2,70,000

11

Thar

North Western India and Pakistan

2,60,000

12

Somali

Somalia (Africa)

2,60,000

13

Atakama

North Chilie (South America)

1,80,000

14

Kyzyl Kum

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

1,80,000

15

Mojave (Mohave)

South California (USA)

65,000

16

Sierra Nevada

USA

63,100

17

Dast-e-Lut

Eastern Iran

52,000

18

Sechura

Peru

5,000

Major Dams (World)

Dam

River

Country / Continent

N'urek

Vakhsh

Tajikistan/Asia

Bhakra

Sutlej

India/Asia

Kurobe/Kuroyon

Kurobe

Japan/Asia

Cahora Bassa

Zambezi

Mozambique/Africa

Akosombo/Volta

Volta

Ghana/Africa

Grande Dixence

Dixence

Switzerland/Europe

Vajont

Vajont

Italy/Europe

Oroville

Feather

USA/America

Hoover

Colorado

USA/America

Warragamba

Warragamba rivers

Australia/Australia

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