Miscellaneous - Geography

Miscellaneous - Geography

• Chhattisgarh is the highest producer of tin in India.
• The valley of Kashmir is located in between the Zaskar and Pir Panjal ranges.
• Siachen glacier is located in the Karakoram Range.
• Jindhagada is the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats.
• Siachen is the largest glacier of India.
• Purulia is the Mica producing district of West Bengal.
• Sankosh River divides West Bengal and Assam.
• The confluence of Bhagirathi and Alakananda is located at Devprayag.
• Largest wind farm of India is located in Tamil Nadu.
• In India, topographical map is published from the SOI.
• Sharavati Hydroelectric Project is located in Karnataka.
• Kumool-Kudapa Canal is taken off from the Tungabhadra River.
• Mukutmanipur Dam is located across the river Kangsabati.
• The Godavari, dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga (Ganges of the South), is the largest river of South India.
• With reference to India, Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol and Khatu are the names of Saline lakes.
• The black cotton soil of India has been formed dueto the weathering of Fissure volcanic rock.
• Aravali is the oldest mountain range in India.
• Govind Ballabh Sagar' is located in Uttar Pradesh.
• Khetri' is famous for Copper.
• Pisciculture is related to Blue Revolution in India.
• Jarva Tribe' is found in Nicobar Island.
• Nagaland has recorded negative population growth according to 2011 Indian population census.
• Maluti is known as the village of temples.
• Mount Kailash is situated in Tibet.
• Hematite is one of the ore of iron mineral.
• Gond is the second largest tribe in India.
• Mizoram has highest forest density in India.
• In India 'Atolls' are commonly found near Lakshadweep.
• Indian Satellite Series 'INSAT' is an example of Meteorological Satellite.
• The main Kharif crops in India are Paddy, Groundnut and Maize.
• Sriharikota, where Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located, is situated near Pulicat Lake.
• The famous Nubra valley known for its orchardsvistas, Bactrian camels and monasteries lies between the Karakoram and Ladakh mountain ranges.
• Atal Tunnel, named after the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, between Manali and Leh, is built on Eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas.
• Maitri Setu (1.9 km long) over river Feni, has been built between Kailashahr in Tripura and Chittogram in Bangladesh.
• Majuli River Island is situated in Brahmaputra.
• Lake Great Bitter is the part of Suez Canal.
• Neyveli, Singareni, Korba and Singrauli are major coal mines in India.
• Kazakhstan is the largest land-locked country in terms of geographical area.
• Indira Gandhi Canal has transformed agricultural activities of western districts of Rajasthan.
• Sargasso Sea is situated in North Altantic Ocean.
• Pegu Yoma region is famous for Mineral Oil in Myanmar.
• Chabahar Port is located in Iran.
• Biosphere is known as the life-supporting zone of the Earth.
• Satluj Rivers flows through the Shipki La Pass.
• Bombay was lebelled as 'Urbs Prime in Indis' after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and its links with the world economy.
• The length of Atal Tunnel is 9.02 km.
• Pattiseema Project is associated with integration of Krishna and Godavari rivers.
• The Hirakud Dam is built near the city of Sambhalpur in Odisha.
• The Black Sea is in the Atlantic Ocean.