World’s oldest known natural pearl discovered on Abu Dhabi
Island
The oldest known natural pearl in the world has been discovered by Abu
Dhabi archaeologists working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island.
Dubbed the ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’, it was found in layers that have been
radiocarbon during the Neolithic period.
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Island
The oldest known natural pearl in the world has been discovered by Abu
Dhabi archaeologists working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island.
Dubbed the ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’, it was found in layers that have been
radiocarbon during the Neolithic period.
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“toothpaste lava”
@ Sometimes high-viscosity magma comes out from the pipe like toothpaste being squeezed out of a tube.
@ The volcanologists sometimes use the term “toothpaste lava” to denote this eruption.
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@ Sometimes high-viscosity magma comes out from the pipe like toothpaste being squeezed out of a tube.
@ The volcanologists sometimes use the term “toothpaste lava” to denote this eruption.
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There are 5 states in India ,which are landlock
1.Harayna
2.Jharkhand
3.Chattisgarh
4.Madhya pradesh
5.Telangana
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1.Harayna
2.Jharkhand
3.Chattisgarh
4.Madhya pradesh
5.Telangana
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Isoseismic Line
A line connecting all points on the surface of the earth where the intensity is the same.
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A line connecting all points on the surface of the earth where the intensity is the same.
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Kajin Sara lake -Manang district of Nepal.
This lake in Nepal has set a new record of being the world's highest lake and replaced Tilicho Lake of Nepal.
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This lake in Nepal has set a new record of being the world's highest lake and replaced Tilicho Lake of Nepal.
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Ciara Strom
@ It is a major storm hit northern Europe, disrupting travel and public events in the region.
@ The storm, named ‘Ciara’ in the UK, is expected to hit Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.
@ In Germany, it is being referred to as ‘Sabine’.
@ The storm has two names because there isn’t yet a pan-European system in place for labeling weather systems.
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@ It is a major storm hit northern Europe, disrupting travel and public events in the region.
@ The storm, named ‘Ciara’ in the UK, is expected to hit Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.
@ In Germany, it is being referred to as ‘Sabine’.
@ The storm has two names because there isn’t yet a pan-European system in place for labeling weather systems.
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MULA-MUTHA RIVER
Mula-Mutha river cleaning project is a joint project of Union Government and Pune Municipal
Corporation. Government of India has signed a loan agreement with the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) in the year 2015.
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Mula-Mutha river cleaning project is a joint project of Union Government and Pune Municipal
Corporation. Government of India has signed a loan agreement with the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) in the year 2015.
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OKJOKULL GLACIER
In Iceland, the loss of Okjokull glacier was commemorated by people with a plaque.
The Okjokull glacier was officially declared dead in 2014 at the age of 700 by the Icelandic Meteorological Office when it was no longer thick enough to move.
Okjokull is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as glacier.
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In Iceland, the loss of Okjokull glacier was commemorated by people with a plaque.
The Okjokull glacier was officially declared dead in 2014 at the age of 700 by the Icelandic Meteorological Office when it was no longer thick enough to move.
Okjokull is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as glacier.
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Mount Harriet National Park
▪️It is located in the south of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Mount Harriet is the third-highest peak in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago next to Saddle Peak in North Andaman and Mount Thuillier in Great Nicobar.
▪️The park is covered with evergreen forest pockets.
▪️It is rich in flora and faunal species like andaman wild pigs, saltwater crocodiles, butterflies and palm trees.
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▪️It is located in the south of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Mount Harriet is the third-highest peak in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago next to Saddle Peak in North Andaman and Mount Thuillier in Great Nicobar.
▪️The park is covered with evergreen forest pockets.
▪️It is rich in flora and faunal species like andaman wild pigs, saltwater crocodiles, butterflies and palm trees.
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Asteroids
Asteroids orbit the Sun and are small bodies in the solar system.
They are made up of metals and rocks.
They tend to have shorter and elliptical orbits.
They do not produce a coma or tail atmosphere.
The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.
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Asteroids orbit the Sun and are small bodies in the solar system.
They are made up of metals and rocks.
They tend to have shorter and elliptical orbits.
They do not produce a coma or tail atmosphere.
The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.
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Indonesia announced that the country's capital would be relocated to East Kalimantan province on Borneo island from Jakarta.
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