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RIVERS OF THE WORLD

 

Longest river of the world Nile(Egypt)  origin from Victoria lake  falls in Mediterranean Sea about 6650 km.

Largest river of the world Amazon origin from Andes (Peru) falls in Atlantic Ocean is about 6428 km.

3^rd  Largest  river of the world Yangtze     origin from Tibetan Kiang Plateau falls in  East China Sea is about 6300 km. 

4^th Largest river of the world Mississippi Missouri origin from Itaska lake (USA) falls in  Gulf of Mexico is about 6275 km.          

5^th Largest river of the world Yenisei   origin from Tannu-Ola Mts. Falls in  Kara Sea is about 5539 km.

Huang Ho   river origin from Kunlun Mts. falls in Bohai Seais about 5464 km.      

Ob-irtysh   origin from  Altai Mts, Russia falls in Gulf of Ob is about 5410 km.

Parana-Rio de la Plata South origin from   South Brazil  falls in Atlantic Ocean is about 4880km.

Congo origin from  Lualaba & Luapula rivers falls in  Atlantic Ocean is about 4700 km.

Amur-Arqun origin from   Northeast China falls in Sea of Okhotsk is about 4444 km.

Lena  origin from   Baikal Mts falls in Laptev Sea is about 4400 km.

Mekong origin from Tibetan Highlands falls in South China sea is about 4350 km.

Mackenzie-Slave origin from  Great Slave Lake falls in Beaufort Sea is about 4241 km.

Niger origin from   Guinea Highlands falls in  Gulf of Guinea is about 4200 km.

Murray-Darling  origin from Great Dividing Range falls in Indian Ocean is about 3672 km.

Largest Lake     of the world is Caspian Sea.

Largest saline water lake  of the world is Caspian Sea.

Largest fresh water lake of the world is Lake Superior.

Highest navigable lake of the world is Lake Titicaca in Bolivia .

Lake Baikal in Siberia  is the deepest lake of the world.

Chilika lake in Odisha is the India's largest lake.

Caspian Lake in Russia and others spread over an area about 371000 sq. km.{Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakstan).

Superior Lake is spread over an area about 82414 sq. km. in Canada   and USA.

Victoria Lake is spread over an area about 69485 sq. km. in Tanzania( Africa).

Huron lake   is spread over an area about 59596 sq. km. Canada and USA.

Michigan lake is spread over an area about 58016 sq. km. in USA.

Tanganyika Lake is spread over an area about 32892 sq. km. in Tanzania .

Baikal lake is spread over an area about 31502 sq. km. in Russia

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Great Bear lake is spread over an area about 31080 sq. km. in Canada.

Malawi lake is spread over an area about 30044 sq. km. in Malawi(Tanzania).

Great Slave lake is spread over an area about 28438 sq. km. in Canada.

More than 60% of the world's lakes are in Canada.

Finland is known as "The land of Thousand Lakes".

Ojos del Salado is the world's highest active volcano .

Ojos del Salado known as world's highest lake (6,390 m) situated in Chile & Argentina.

The world's lowest lake is the Dead Sea.

Lake Huron has the longest lake coastline in the world about 2,980 km.

The longest lake in the world is Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania ,about 660 km.)

 

Oldest lake of the world's is Lake Baikal.

The world's highest commercially navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia at 3,812 m.

 Lake Titicaca is also the largest freshwater lake in South America.

 

Aral Sea, considered the fourth largest inland water body in the world.

 

OCEANS OF THE WORLD

Ocean   -   Depth   -Area

Pacific   -     Mariana Trench   -   166,240000 sq. km.

Atlantic   - Puerto Rico Trench   -  86,560000  sq.km.

Indian     -    Java Trench   -73430000   sq.km.

Arctic      -13230000  sq.km.

 

 Tibetan Plateau situated in between Himalayas & Quinloo Mountains .

Deccan Plateau situated in  Southern India .

 Arabian Plateau situated in   South-west Asia.

Plateau of Brazil situated in   Central-eastern South America.

Plateau of Mexico  situated in Mexico.

Plateau of Colombia situated in USA.

Plateau of Madagascar situated in  Madagascar .

Plateau of Alaska situated in   North-west North America.

Plateau of Bolivia situated in   Andes mountain.

Great Basin Plateau situated in   South of Colombia Plateau, USA.

 

Colorado Plateau  situated in   South of Great Basin Plateau, USA.

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MAJOR GULFS OF THE WORLD

   Name                                Area (Sq. Km.)

 Gulf of Mexico                 15,44,000

Gulf of Hudson                  12,33,000

Arabian Gulf                      2,38,000

Gulf of St. Lawrence        2,37,000

Gulf of California              1,62,000

English Channel                89,900

 

MAJOR PENINSULAS OF THE WORLD

 

Peninsulas                        Areas (Sq. Km.)

Arabia                                32,50,000

Southern India                   20,72,000

Alaska                                 15,00,000

Labrador                             13,00,000

Scandinavia                         800000

Iberian                                 584,000

 

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 BIGGEST SMALLEST AND  COUNTRIES

Biggest Nations(Area-Wise)

Russia, Canada, USA ,China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Algeria

 

Biggest Nations (Population-Wise)

China, India , USA ,Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Russia, Japan

 

Smallest Nations (Area-Wise)

Vatican City, Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Maldives ,Malta

 

Smallest Nations (Population-Wise)

Vatican City, Nauru, Tuvalu, Palau, Monaco ,San Marino, Liechtenstein, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbados, Seychelles

 

IMPORTANT CITIES ON RIVER BANKS (WORLD)

City            -                 River         -             Country   

Adelaide                  Torrens                        Australia

Amsterdam              Amsel                       Netherlands

Ankara                       Kazil                           Turkey

Alexandria                Nile                            Egypt

Bangkok              Chao Praya                   Thailand

Basra             Eupharates and Tigris         Iraq

Baghdad                    Tigris                         Iraq

Berlin                        Spree                        Germany

Bonn                         Rhine                         Germany

Budapest                Danube                     Hungary

Bristol                      Avon                            UK

Buenos Aires          Laplata                      Argentina

Chittagong               Majyani                    Bangladesh

Canton                     Si-Kiang                     China

Cairo                             Nile                        Egypt

Chung King          Yang-tse-king                China

Cologne                        Rhine                     Germany

Dandzing                      Vistula                   Germany

Dresden                        Elbe                        Germany

Dublin                           Liffy                         Ireland

Hamburg                       Elbe                      Germany

Kabul                           Kabul                    Afghanistan

Karachi                        Indus                    Pakistan

Khartum          Blue and White Nile        Sudan

Lahore                         Rani                       Pakistan

Leningard                   Neva                      Russia

Lisbon                        Tagus                     Portugal

Liverpool                  Messey                   England

London                     Thames                  England

Moscow                    Moskva                 Russia

Montreal               St. Lawrence            Canada

Nanking                Yang-tse-kiang         China

New Orleans            Mississipi                USA

New York                   Hudson                  USA

Ottawa                       Ottawa                 Canada   

Paris                             Seine                   France

Philadelphia             Delaware               USA

Perth                            Swan                   Australia

Prague                 Czech Republic           Vitava

Quebec                  St. Lawrence            Canada

Rome                            Tiber                    Italy

Rotterdam              New Mass            New Zealand

Stalingard                   Volga                    Russia

Shanghai             Yang-tse-kiang           China

Sidney                       Darling                   Australia

Saint Louis               Mississipi                 USA

Tokyo                       Arakava                    Japan

Vienna                     Danube                    Austria

Warsaw                    Vistula                     Poland

Washington D.C    Potomac                   USA

Yangoon                Irrawaddy               Myanmar

 

ISLANDS

 

Top-5 islands (area wise) : Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Madagaskar, Baffin.

Largest river island is Majuli on Brahmaputra in Assam (India).

Most populated island is Java (Indonesia).

Largest island of India is Middle Andaman.

The world's smallest island nation is Nauru in the Pacific.

Reunion Island is a volcanic island in Indian Ocean.

Luzon is an island in Philippines .

Taal  lake is Volcano Island  situated in Philippines.

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WORLD'S GEOGRAPHICAL SURNAMES

Bengal's Sorrow    -     Damodar River

Blue Mountains     -      Nilgiri Hills

City of Sky-scrapers    -  New York

City of Seven Hills         -  Rome

City of Dreaming Spires  -       Oxford

City of Palaces  -    Kolkata

City of Golden Gate   -  San Francisco

City of Magnificent Buildings  - Washington D.C.

City of Eternal Springs   -  Quito (S. America)

China's Sorrow  - Hwang Ho

Cockpit of Europe   - Belgium

Dark Continent    - Africa

Emerald Isle    - Ireland

Eternal City    - Rome

Empire City   -  New York

Forbidden City  -    Lhasa (Tibet)

Garden City      -   Chicago

Gate of Tears             - Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb

Gateway of India        -  Mumbai

Gift of the Nile         -  Egypt

Granite City     -   Aberdeen (Scotland)

Land of Cakes       - Scotland

Land of Golden Fleece      -   Australia

Land of Maple Leaf         -  Canada

Land of Morning Calm     - Korea

Land of Midnight Sun     -  Norway

Land of the Thousand Lakes - Finland

Key to Mediterranean    -  Gibralter

Land of the Thunderbolt   -   Bhutan

Land of White Elephant           - Thailand

Land of Five Rivers            -    Punjab

Land of Thousand Elephants   - Laos

Land of Rising Sun   - Japan

Loneliest Island   - Tristan De Gunha (Mid-Atlantic)

Manchester of Japan    - Osaka

Pillars of Hercules       - Strait of Gibraltar

Pearl of the Antilles   -  Cuba

Playground of Europe  -  Switzerland

Quaker City   -  Philadelphia

Queen of the Adriatic     -  Venice

Roof of the World   - The Pamirs, Central Asia 

Rose Pink City    -  Jaipur

Hermit Kingdom    -   Korea

Herring Pond       -   Atlantic Ocean

Holy Land       -  Jerusalem

Island Continent      -  Australia   

Island of Cloves     -   Zanzibar

Isle of Pearls    -  Bahrein(Persian Gulf)

Sugar bowl of the world   - Cuba

Venice of the North   - Stockholm

Windy City    - Chicago

Whiteman's grave    - Guinea Coast of Africa

 Yellow River     -  Huang Ho (China)

 

BIGGEST, HIGHEST, LARGEST,LONGEST IN THE WORLD

 

Busiest Airport - Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (USA)

Largest Archipelago   - Indonesia

Longest Road Bridge  -  Bang Na Expressway (Thailand)

Longest Railway Bridge  -  Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge (China) (165 km)

Tallest in the world Building     - Burj Khalifa, Dubai (UAE)

Largest Irrigational Canal   - Narmada main canal, Gujarat (India)

Longest Irrigational Canal   -  The Kalakumsky canal

Longest Canal    - Suez canal

Highest Capital    - La Paz (Bolivia)

Biggest City  in area  - Chongqing (China)

Largest City in population    - Shanghai (China)

Costliest City   - Singapore

Highest City   - Van Chuan (China)

Largest Continent   - Asia

Smallest Continent    - Australia

Maximum Countries, Continent  - Africa (56 countries)

Biggest Country (area)    - Russia

Largest Country (population)     - China

Largest (electorate) Country    - India

Highest Density Country   - Monaco (16,205 people per sq. km.)

Largest Landlocked Country    - Kazakhstan

Largest Creature    - Blue whale

Largest Delta  - Sunderbans (Bangladesh & India)

Largest Desert  - Sahara (Africa)

Hydroelectric Power Station  - Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China

Highest Dam    - Hoover Dam (U.S.A.)

Largest Dam    - Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)

Largest Dome   - Astrodome, in Houston (U.S.A.)

Largest Epic    - Mahabharat

Longest Highway    - Pan American Highway

Largest Irrigation Scheme   - Lloyd Barrage, Sukkhur (Pakistan)

Largest Island  - Greenland

Largest Sea   - South China Sea

Deepest Lake   - Baikal (Siberia)

Largest (Artificial) Lake  - Lake Volta (Ghana)

Highest Lake  - Ojos del Salado (6,390 m) - Chile & Argentina

Largest (Fresh water) Lake     - Superior

Largest (Salt water) Lake   - Caspian

Largest Library  - United States Library of Congress, Washington DC

Highest Mountain Peak   - Everest (Nepal)

Longest Mountain Range   - Andes (S. America)

Largest Museum   - Smithsonian (U.S.A.)

Biggest Palace   - Vatican city (Italy)

Largest Park  - Yellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)

Largest Peninsula   - Arabia

Coldest (Habitated) Place    - Verkhoyansk (Siberia)

Coldest (Unhabitated) Place   - Vostok (Antarctica) (-89" C)

Driest Place  - Iqique (in Atacama Desert, Chile)

Hottest Place    - Death Valley (USA). 57°C

Rainiest Place   - Mausinram (Meghalaya, India)

 Busiest Port    - Port of Shanghai, China

Highest GDP  - United States

Highest Plateau  - Pamir (Tibet)

Longest Railway Route   - Yivu (China) to London (12,000 km)

Longest Railway Platform   - Gorakhpur (India)

Largest Railway Station  - Grand Central Terminal, New York (U.S.A.)

Biggest Refinery   - Reliance Industries Ltd. Refinery (Jamnagar, Gujarat, India)

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Longest River   - Nile (Africa)

Largest River   - Amazon (S. America)

Longest Sea coast   - Canada

Brightest Star   - Sirius

Tallest Statue  - Statue of Unity (182 m), Gujarat,(India)

Largest Seating Capacity Stadium  - Rungnado  Stadium (North Korea)

Largest Telescope Radio   - New Mexico (U.S.A.)

World's first Tramway   - New York

Longest (Railway) Tunnel   - Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland)

Longest (road) Tunnel   - Lardal Tunnel (24.5 km-Norway)

Highest Volcano  - Ojos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)

Most Active Volcano   - Kilauea (Hawaii-U.S.A.)

Longest Wall  - Great Wall of China

Highest Waterfall   - Angel (Venezuela)

Lowest body Water   - Dead Sea

Largest Zoo   - San Diego Zoo (U.S.A.)

 

Top 5 producer of Rice  - China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam

Top 5 producer of Wheat  - China, India, USA, Russia, France

Top 5 producer of Maize  - USA, China, Brazil, Ukraine ,Mexico

Top 5 producer of Pulses  - Brazil, India, China, Myanmar, Mexico

Top 5 producer of Sugarcane  - Brazil, India, China, Thailand,Pakistan

Top 5 producer of Cotton  - China ,India, USA, Pakistan,  Brazil

Top 5 producer of Coffee   - Brazil, Vietnam, Columbia, Indonesia, Ethiopia

Top 5 producer of Jute  - India, Bangladesh, China, Uzbekistan,Nepal

Top 5 producer of Tea - China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Turkey

Top 5 producer of Cocoa  - Cote d'Ivoire, Indonesia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon

Top 5 producer of Tobacco  - China, Brazil, India, USA, Argentina

Top 5 producer of Groundnut   -China, India, Nigeria, Myanmar, Indonesia

Top 5 producer of Rapeseed/ Mustard  - China, Canada, India, Germany, France

Top 5 producer of Sunflower    - China, Ukraine, Argentina, India, USA

Top 5 producer of Rubber   - Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India ,Vietnam,,

Top 5 producer of Mango  - India, China, Thailand, Pakistan, Mexico

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