Geography Of The World

Lakes

Lake Chad

Lake Chad is a freshwater lake in Northern Central Africa, located in western Chad, with some of its parts extending into Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger.

Geography

Siachen Glacier

Siachen Glacier, the world’s second-longest glacier in non-polar areas, lies in the Karakoram Range of the Himalayas, in the disputed Kashmir region.

Mountains

Mount Elbrus

Rising to an elevation of 5,642m, Mount Elbrus is the world’s 10th most prominent peak as well as the highest mountain peak in both the Europe and Russia. 

Geography

Karakoram Pass

The Karakoram Pass is located on the boundary between the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China.

Geography

The Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, formally known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR for short, was a country that was composed of 15 different units, known as republics.

Lakes

Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is located between Peru and Bolivia and is the largest freshwater lake in South America. It is situated at 3,810 m above sea level.

Plateaus

Cumberland Plateau

The Cumberland Plateau is located within the Appalachian Mountains - specifically in the Appalachian Plateau.

Rivers

Tigris River

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are important rivers in the Fertile Crescent and have supported the cities along its bank for centuries.

Rivers

Yamuna River

The Yamuna River is one of North India’s major rivers and besides the River Ganges, it is also regarded as one of the most sacred rivers of India.

Gulfs

Gulf Of California

The Gulf of California is surrounded by the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Baja California, and Baja California Sur.

Rivers

Indus River

The Indus River is a long transboundary river in the Continent of Asia that is shared by the countries of China, India, and Pakistan.

Mountains

Mount Aconcagua

Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America and the tallest in the Western and Southern Hemispheres.

Mountains

Drakensberg Mountains

The Drakensberg consists of Southern Africa’s highest mountain range, with several peaks rising to more than 3,480m above sea level.

Rivers

Danube River

The Danube River is the second-longest river of the European continent, after the Russian Volga River. It drains into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta. T

Geography

Difference Between A State And A Nation

Whereas a nation is a group of people who share common characteristics, a state is a sovereign territory with defined borders, a permanent population, and a functioning government.

Geography

Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked area in Transcaucasia (South Caucasus) located in Karabakh, a geographic area lying between Zangezur and lower Karabakh.

Geography

Corn Belt States

Before 1850, American settlers in what became the Corn Belt confined themselves to farming in forested areas or grasslands that were adjacent to woodlands.

Lakes

Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire

Rudyard Lake is a reservoir located in the lakeside village of Rudyard, to the northwest of the market town of Leek in Staffordshire County in England.

Lakes

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha is located in Kenya, roughly 35 miles southeast of Nukuru. It is situated along the eastern arm of the East African Rift.

Geography

Fertile Crescent

The Fertile Crescent, also popularly referred to as the Cradle of Civilization, is a quarter-moon-shaped region in the Middle East.

Mountains

Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It is one of the major natural landmarks in Skamania County, Washington,

Rivers

Yangtze River

The Yangtze River is the world’s third longest river after the Nile and Amazon Rivers. With a length of 6,300 km, the Yangtze River is the longest in Asia.

Geography

Rust Belt States

The Rust Belt is a region comprising parts of the northeast and midwest of the continental United States. This region was once the heartland of American industry.

Rivers

River Ganges

Also referred to as “Ganga”, the Ganges River is a long transboundary river in the Continent of Asia that flows through India.

Lakes

Moraine Lake

Lake Moraine is located in Banff National Park, in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated more specifically within the Valley of the Ten Peaks.

Lakes

Lake Bled

Lake Bled is set in the Julian Alps, at an altitude of 1,558 feet, with the soaring rock faces and peaks surrounding it.

Plateaus

Colorado Plateau

The Colorado Plateau is a physiographic region of the Intermontane Plateaus that is centered on the Four Corners region in tHE United States.

Mountains

Mount Denali

Located in the south-central part of the US State of Alaska, close to the center of the massive Alaska Range is Mount Denali or Mount McKinley.

Mountains

Mount Kilimanjaro

Located in the northeastern part of the East African nation of Tanzania, close to its northern boundary with Kenya is Mount Kilimanjaro.

Geysers

Fly Geyser, Nevada

Fly Geyser is one of the three geysers on the Fly Ranch property, situated on Nevada’s Hualapai Geothermal Flat.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Carpentaria

The Gulf of Carpentaria is a shallow rectangular sea on the northern coast of Australia and an inlet of the eastern Arafura Sea.

Mountains

Karakoram Mountains

The Karakoram Mountain range forms the northwestern extension of the greater Himalayan Mountain system and is the world’s 2nd highest mountain range.

Lakes

Lake Louise

Lake Louise is a small glacial lake located within the Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. It is named in honor of Princess Louise Caroline Albert.

Mountains

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Santa Marta mountain range is a coastal mountain range located in northern Colombia, covering approximately 17,000 square kilometers.

Lakes

Theodore Roosevelt Lake

The Theodore Roosevelt Lake occupies an area of 21,493 acres and is considered the largest lake that is situated fully within Arizona.

Geography

Eastern Himalaya Biodiversity Hotspot

The Eastern Himalayas cover a total area of 524,190 sq.km, and extends from Central Nepal’s Koshi Valley to northwest Yunnan in China.

Rivers

Arkansas River

The Arkansas River is the US's sixth-longest river and one of the Mississippi River’s major tributaries, covering 2,364 kilometers.

Geography

Federal Republic Of Central America

The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Provinces of Central America, was a short-lived country in Central America.

Lakes

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika is in fact the largest rift lake found in Africa. Along with bordering multiple countries, the lake is also positioned on the Albertine Rift.

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