#Places_in_news
▪️ Palk Bay
▪️ Palk Strait
▪️ Gulf of Mannar
▪️ Adam’s Bridge
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▪️ Palk Bay
▪️ Palk Strait
▪️ Gulf of Mannar
▪️ Adam’s Bridge
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#International_Organizations
#Trick_Mnemonic
Trick to Remember ASEAN Countries---
Those who pass MBBS watch PTV and buy LIC policy.
MBBS PTV LIC
M- Malaysia
B- Brunei
B- Burma
S- Singapore
P- Phillipines
T- Thailand
V- Vietnam
L- Laos
I- Indonesia
C- Cambodia
Total= 10 countries
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#Trick_Mnemonic
Trick to Remember ASEAN Countries---
Those who pass MBBS watch PTV and buy LIC policy.
MBBS PTV LIC
M- Malaysia
B- Brunei
B- Burma
S- Singapore
P- Phillipines
T- Thailand
V- Vietnam
L- Laos
I- Indonesia
C- Cambodia
Total= 10 countries
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#Lakes_and_dams
Mettur dam:
▪️It is located across the Cauvery river in Mettur, Salem district of Tamil Nadu
▪️It was opened in 1934
▪️It receives inflows from its own catchment area, Kabini dam and Krishna Raja Sagar dam located in Karnataka
▪️It forms Stanley reservoir named after Lt. Col. Sir George Frederick Stanley, who was the Governor of Madras in 1934
▪️A park named Ellis park is situated at the base of the dam
▪️The dam provides irrigation and drinking water to more than 12 districts of Tamil Nadu and hence revered as Life and Livelihood giving asset of Tamil Nadu
▪️This dam also has a Hydroelectric power project in it
▪️Due to the subsequent construction of dams across Cauvery in Karnataka, this dam doesn't receive much water in lean seasons, leading to Kaveri River Water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
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Mettur dam:
▪️It is located across the Cauvery river in Mettur, Salem district of Tamil Nadu
▪️It was opened in 1934
▪️It receives inflows from its own catchment area, Kabini dam and Krishna Raja Sagar dam located in Karnataka
▪️It forms Stanley reservoir named after Lt. Col. Sir George Frederick Stanley, who was the Governor of Madras in 1934
▪️A park named Ellis park is situated at the base of the dam
▪️The dam provides irrigation and drinking water to more than 12 districts of Tamil Nadu and hence revered as Life and Livelihood giving asset of Tamil Nadu
▪️This dam also has a Hydroelectric power project in it
▪️Due to the subsequent construction of dams across Cauvery in Karnataka, this dam doesn't receive much water in lean seasons, leading to Kaveri River Water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
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#map
Length of borders with 7 neighboring countries of India
▪️ Bangladesh - 4096.7 km
(Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal)
▪️ China - 3488 km
(Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh)
▪️ Pakistan - 3323 km
(Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh )
▪️ Nepal - 1751 km
(Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand
▪️ Mayanmar - 1643 km
(Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Manipur)
▪️ Bhutan - 699 km
(Sikkim, Assam, and West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh)
▪️ Afghanistan -106 km Pok
(Jammu and Kashmir, (Pak authorized)
Length of borders with 7 neighboring countries of India
▪️ Bangladesh - 4096.7 km
(Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal)
▪️ China - 3488 km
(Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh)
▪️ Pakistan - 3323 km
(Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh )
▪️ Nepal - 1751 km
(Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand
▪️ Mayanmar - 1643 km
(Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Manipur)
▪️ Bhutan - 699 km
(Sikkim, Assam, and West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh)
▪️ Afghanistan -106 km Pok
(Jammu and Kashmir, (Pak authorized)
#National_Park
Keoladeo Ghana National Park
▪️ Located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan
▪️ World Heritage site
▪️ Man made and Managed Wetland (also a Ramsar site)
▪️ named after a Keoladeo (Shiva) temple within its boundaries.
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Keoladeo Ghana National Park
▪️ Located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan
▪️ World Heritage site
▪️ Man made and Managed Wetland (also a Ramsar site)
▪️ named after a Keoladeo (Shiva) temple within its boundaries.
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#National_Park
Ranthambore National Park
▪️ Located at Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan
▪️ Ranthambore National Park is bounded to the north by the Banas River and to the south by the Chambal River.
▪️ It is named after the historic Ranthambore fortress, which lies within the park.
▪️ Famous for Bengal Tigers
▪️ Ranthambore National Park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1957 and in 1974 it gained the protection of "Project Tiger".
▪️ It got the status of a National Park in 1981.
Three big lakes – Padam Talab (meaning Lake), Malik Talab and Raj Bagh – are similar turquoises studded in the vast forest that abounds with aquatic vegetation including duckweeds, lilies and lotus.
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Ranthambore National Park
▪️ Located at Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan
▪️ Ranthambore National Park is bounded to the north by the Banas River and to the south by the Chambal River.
▪️ It is named after the historic Ranthambore fortress, which lies within the park.
▪️ Famous for Bengal Tigers
▪️ Ranthambore National Park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1957 and in 1974 it gained the protection of "Project Tiger".
▪️ It got the status of a National Park in 1981.
Three big lakes – Padam Talab (meaning Lake), Malik Talab and Raj Bagh – are similar turquoises studded in the vast forest that abounds with aquatic vegetation including duckweeds, lilies and lotus.
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#National_Park
Jim Corbett National Park
▪️ Oldest NP in India, established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal Tiger.
▪️ It is located in Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand .
▪️ Named after Jim Corbett, well known hunter
▪️ The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
▪️ Ramganga river flows through the National park
▪️ The core area forms the Jim Corbett National Park while the buffer contains reserve forests as well as the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
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Jim Corbett National Park
▪️ Oldest NP in India, established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal Tiger.
▪️ It is located in Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand .
▪️ Named after Jim Corbett, well known hunter
▪️ The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
▪️ Ramganga river flows through the National park
▪️ The core area forms the Jim Corbett National Park while the buffer contains reserve forests as well as the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
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Forwarded from INDIA & WORLD MAP GEOGRAPHY UPSC
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Critically Endangered Birds
▪️ Aythya baeri
▪️ Forest Owlet
▪️ Great Indian Bustard
▪️ Bengal Florican
▪️ Siberian Crane
▪️ Spoon-billed Sandpiper
▪️ Sociable Lapwing
▪️ Jerdon’s Courser
▪️ White-backed Vulture
▪️ Red-headed Vulture
▪️ White-bellied Heron
▪️ Slender-billed Vulture
▪️ Indian Vulture
▪️ Pink-headed Duck
▪️ Himalayan Quail
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Critically Endangered Birds
▪️ Aythya baeri
▪️ Forest Owlet
▪️ Great Indian Bustard
▪️ Bengal Florican
▪️ Siberian Crane
▪️ Spoon-billed Sandpiper
▪️ Sociable Lapwing
▪️ Jerdon’s Courser
▪️ White-backed Vulture
▪️ Red-headed Vulture
▪️ White-bellied Heron
▪️ Slender-billed Vulture
▪️ Indian Vulture
▪️ Pink-headed Duck
▪️ Himalayan Quail
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#Map
#River_India
River Map of India
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River Map of India
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#Map
Major Soil types in India
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Major Soil types in India
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#Mountain_peaks_passes_valleys
#map
Topographic map of India
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Topographic map of India
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Political map of Asia
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#National_Park_series
#Dudhwa_National_Park
▪️ Dudhwa National Park
It is located on the Indo-Nepal border in the Lakhimpur Kheri District utter Pradesh
It is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands of northern Uttar Pradesh
The main flora comprises sal, asna, shisham, jamun, gular, sehore and bahera.
Major attractions of Dudhwa National Park are the tigers and swamp deer.
In 1987, the park was declared a tiger reserve and brought under the purview of the ‘Project Tiger’.
Dudhwa National Park is a stronghold of the barasingha. Around half of the world's barasinghas are present in Dudhwa National Park.
🔸Dudhwa National Park through which Suheli and Mohana streams flow,
🔸Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary through which Sharda River flows, and
🔸Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary through which Geruwa River flows.
🔸All of these rivers are tributaries of the Ghaghra River
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#Dudhwa_National_Park
▪️ Dudhwa National Park
It is located on the Indo-Nepal border in the Lakhimpur Kheri District utter Pradesh
It is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands of northern Uttar Pradesh
The main flora comprises sal, asna, shisham, jamun, gular, sehore and bahera.
Major attractions of Dudhwa National Park are the tigers and swamp deer.
In 1987, the park was declared a tiger reserve and brought under the purview of the ‘Project Tiger’.
Dudhwa National Park is a stronghold of the barasingha. Around half of the world's barasinghas are present in Dudhwa National Park.
🔸Dudhwa National Park through which Suheli and Mohana streams flow,
🔸Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary through which Sharda River flows, and
🔸Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary through which Geruwa River flows.
🔸All of these rivers are tributaries of the Ghaghra River
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⚜The Dead Sea
#world
◾️it is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
◾️Basin countries 👉🏻Israel, Jordan ,Palestine
◾️With 34.2% salinity (in 2011), it is one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, though Lake Vanda in Antarctica (35%), Lake Assal in Djibouti (34.8%), Lagoon Garabogazköl in the Caspian Sea (up to 35%) and some hypersaline ponds and lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica (such as Don Juan Pond (44%)) have reported higher salinities.
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◾️it is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.
◾️Basin countries 👉🏻Israel, Jordan ,Palestine
◾️With 34.2% salinity (in 2011), it is one of the world's saltiest bodies of water, though Lake Vanda in Antarctica (35%), Lake Assal in Djibouti (34.8%), Lagoon Garabogazköl in the Caspian Sea (up to 35%) and some hypersaline ponds and lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica (such as Don Juan Pond (44%)) have reported higher salinities.
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Ocean Currents
▪️ Cold current
▪️ Warm current
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▪️ Cold current
▪️ Warm current
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#National_parks_in_India
✅National Park in Goa
1) Mollem (Mahavir) National Park:
- Located in Sanguem taluk in Goa along the eastern border with Karnataka
- NH 4A and Mormugao to Londa railway line passes through it
- Contains temples of Kadamba dynasty
- River: Mandovi
- Waterfalls: Dudhsagar and Tambdi falls
- Vegetation: West Coast tropical evergreen forests, West Coast semi-evergreen forests and moist deciduous forests
- Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Barking deer
- Home to Dhangar, nomadic buffalo herders
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✅National Park in Goa
1) Mollem (Mahavir) National Park:
- Located in Sanguem taluk in Goa along the eastern border with Karnataka
- NH 4A and Mormugao to Londa railway line passes through it
- Contains temples of Kadamba dynasty
- River: Mandovi
- Waterfalls: Dudhsagar and Tambdi falls
- Vegetation: West Coast tropical evergreen forests, West Coast semi-evergreen forests and moist deciduous forests
- Fauna: Tiger, Leopard, Barking deer
- Home to Dhangar, nomadic buffalo herders
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