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Solomon Island in news

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πŸ“Hainan free trade port

Hainan province the only tropical province of china in south China sea

Upsc ask. Such kind of Q
In 2019 upsc asked about senkaku island

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Atacama desert in news

Why!?

A new research has unveiled a rich microbial 'biosphere' thriving 13 ft beneath the desolate expanse of Chile's Atacama Desert. This remarkable discovery sheds light on an enigmatic world of bacteria, nestled within the arid soils of the Yungay Valley.

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πŸ”†Zimbawe declared drought a national disaster

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#city of ANSOL in news
Loacted in Iraq
Plzz also see the boundaries of iraq

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πŸ”†India protests Chinese road construction at Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

The Shaksgam Valley is a part of the territory of India. We have never accepted the so-called China Pakistan Boundary Agreement of 1963 through which Pakistan unlawfully attempted to cede the area to China, and have consistently conveyed our rejection of the same

πŸ“Mapping aspect
βœ…Location of Saksham valley
βœ…Siachen glacier

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πŸ”†India protests Chinese road construction at Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

The Shaksgam Valley is a part of the territory of India. We have never accepted the so-called China Pakistan Boundary Agreement of 1963 through which Pakistan unlawfully attempted to cede the area to China, and have consistently conveyed our rejection of the same

πŸ“Mapping aspect
βœ…Location of Saksham valley
βœ…Siachen glacier

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πŸ”†India protests Chinese road construction at Shaksgam Valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

The Shaksgam Valley is a part of the territory of India. We have never accepted the so-called China Pakistan Boundary Agreement of 1963 through which Pakistan unlawfully attempted to cede the area to China, and have consistently conveyed our rejection of the same

πŸ“Mapping aspect
βœ…Location of Saksham valley
βœ…Siachen glacier

#gs2
#ir
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#mapping

@upsc_4_ir
NOTO pennisula of Japan recently seen in news due to seismic activity in this area

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πŸ”†Mt- ibu volcano of Indonesia erupts

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πŸ”†Unrest in New caledonia

πŸ“New Caledonia:

βœ…It is a French overseas collectivity with significant autonomy under the terms of the 1998 NoumΓ©a Accord.
βœ…It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 1,500 km east of Australia.
βœ…New Caledonia is an ancient fragment of the Gondwana supercontinent.
βœ…It comprises the main island of Grande Terre, the four Loyalty Islands (OuvΓ©a, Lifou, Tiga, and MarΓ©), the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines, and some remote islands.
βœ…Capital: NoumΓ©a
βœ…New Caledonians are French and European citizens with the right to live anywhere inFrance. βœ…They are entitled to vote in territorial and French national elections.
βœ…The President of the French Republic is New Caledonia's Head of State and is represented in New Caledonia by a High Commissioner.
βœ…It is one of the European Union’s Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), but is not part of the EU, the Euro, or Schengen zones.

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πŸ”†Taiwan Strait: 

βœ…The Taiwan Strait, or Formosa Strait is a 180 km-wide strait between mainland China and the island of  Taiwan.
βœ…It runs between the coast of Fujian (Fukien) Province, China, and the island of Taiwan.
βœ…The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north.
βœ…The strait’s seafloor is mostly a continental shelf extending out from the Asian continent, with Taiwan on the outer edge. 
βœ…It is relatively shallow. It has an average depth of about 490 feet, and a minimum depth of 82 feet.

πŸ“Islands:
βœ…The biggest islands along the Taiwan side include Penghu (or Pescadores), Xiamen, and Pingtan.
βœ…The Xiamen and Pingtan Islands are administered by the People’s Republic of China, while the other three islands: Penghu (or Pescadores), Kinmen and Matsu are under the administration of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

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