Module 16 of 19 · Text
physical geography | volcanism | Earthquake
- Mount Etna is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world
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Strait of Magellan – South America continent (deviding chille sothern part). Chile's port city, Punta Arenas was once very imp until panama canal opened in 1914.
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Uranium deposits in the world- high grade only in Athabasca basin of Canada. Kazakhstan n Australia along with Canada have largest uranium deposit in the world.
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Fordow plant near Tehran for uranium enrichment program of Iran is against the Joint comprehensive action plan (JCAP) or Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015 btwn P5+1(Germany) n Iran.
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Dar e salaam - largest n economic capital of Tanzania. Located at east bay coast of indian ocean.
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Zanzibar - island In Indian ocean located in East coast of east African peninsula.
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Iceberg D28 - It is a part of the Amery ice shelf which is the third-largest ice shelf in Antarctica.
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Saturn has maximum moons with (82) and Jupiter (79) as IAU report reported new 20 moons.
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Pamba river - Rises in Iddukki district of kerla n entire catchment is in kerla. It has Western Ghat on Western side n Arabian sea on West in which finally drain.
Achankovil river - rises in Western Ghat in pathanmthitta district of kerla n lies entirely in Kerla. It meets pamba at Veeyapuram.
Vaippar river - rises in eastern slope of Varushnad hill of Western Ghat in tirunelveli district n flow eastern south direction b4 finally meets gulf of mannar. Surrounded by Western Ghat on West n Bay of Bengal in East.
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Willingdon island (named after Lord willingdon in 1936) island in Kochhi, kerla is one of the largest artificial island covered by backwater (water which has little or no currents)
This island is carved out of vembnad lake and connected via rail n road n Venduruthy bridge.
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Jayakwadi dam on godavari river was built to arrest flood n drought in marathwada region of Maharashtra.
Recently seismometer n phizometer stopped working
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Pavoor uliya island is situated in middle of netravati river 10km off to mangluru, KA. Origins in chikmangaluru district of KA and major source of water to Bantwal n manglore.
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Kalash - banduri is tributary of mahadayi (originated in KA bad run 30 km here n 80km in Goa) river which is called as Mandovi in Goa.
Kalash - bhanduri project was panned in 1989 by KA to divert it's water to Malprabha river to provide water to Dharwad, Belgaum n Gadak district of KA
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Mount Mantap - North Korea uses this for Nuclear testing. In 2017 it tested the nuclear program now ISRO is using it's satellites to Find the 2017 underground nuclear test which was 17 times of Hiroshima explosions.
Earthquake siesmometer are used to analyse the same. With the analysis we can get the info like wat kind Bomb or degree of know how of the test.
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Dallol geothermal field in Danakil field in Ethiopia which is inhabitable.
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Rohtang tunnel - world's longest tunnel above 10kft feet from lahwul Spiti to rest of the country.
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