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Major Island, Canals, Dams & Deserts of the World
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- Major Island, Canals, Dams & Deserts Of The World
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- Oceans of the World and Their Currents
- Time Zones, Latitude & Longitude in Geography
- Understanding Earth’s Atmosphere
- 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
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- Major Industries of India
- India State of Forest Report 2019
- The Drainage System of India
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- India Facts and Figures- States, UTs and their Capitals
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- 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
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- Wonders of the World - Ancient, Medieval, New & Others
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- Important Discoveries (World)
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- Facts & Figures About Asteroids and Comets
- Facts About Earth’s Shape and Size
- Understanding Winds - Geography
- Cloud Formation, Rain Types & Island
- Internal Structure of Earth and Rocks
- Mountains, Plateaus and Plains – Geography Basics
- Landforms Created by River System
- Landforms by Wind, Groundwater & Waves
- Geography of Indian Subcontinent
- India’s Coastal Plains, Plateaus and Deserts
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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