Thwaites Glacier is a 120 km wide, fast-moving glacier located in Antarctica. Size: Because of its size (1.9 lakh square km), it contains enough water to raise the world sea level by more than half a meter. Melting: It’s melting already contributes 4% to global sea-level rise each year. It is estimated that it would collapse …
According to UNCLOS, Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources. This includes energy production from water and wind. It stretches from the baseline to 200 nautical miles from the coast of the country. Territorial waters refer to 12 Nautical …
Mullaperiyar Dam It is a masonry gravity dam on the confluence of Periyar River and Mullayar River in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located 881 m above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala. It is operated and maintained by the neighbouring state of Tamil …
Feni River is a river in southeastern Bangladesh. It is a trans-boundary river with an ongoing dispute about water rights. Origin: The Feni River originates in South Tripura district and flows through Sabroom town and then enters Bangladesh.
Brahmaputra River also called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, Siang/ Dihang River in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a trans-boundary river that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh. Origin: The river rises in the Chemayungdung Glacier in the Kailash Range in Tibet. It descends rapidly from Tibet forming a Grand Canyon and then flows eastward and reaches Namche …
Nag River: It is a river flowing through the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra. Origin: The river originates in Lava hills near wadi and forms a part of the Kanhan-Pench river system. Significance: The Nagpur city derives its name from the Nag river. Why in news? The Bombay High Court has said that the Nag river has become …
The Senkaku Island: The Senkaku Island dispute concerns a territorial dispute over a group of uninhabited islands known as: Senkaku Islands in Japan, Diaoyu Islands in China, and Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan. Both Japan and China claim ownership of these islands. Location: Eight uninhabited islands lie in the East China Sea. They have a total area of about 7 sq …
The HKH region spans Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It traverses about 5 million square kilometres and hosts a large and culturally diverse population. It is considered the Third Pole (after the North and South Poles), and has significant implications for climate. It contains vast cryospheric zones (frozen water parts) and …
Origination: It originates from Vasudhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand. Dhauliganga is one of the important tributaries of Alaknanda, the other being the Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagirathi. Dhauliganga is joined by the Rishiganga river at Raini. It merges with the Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag. There it loses its identity and the Alaknanda flows southwest through Chamoli, Maithana, Nandaprayag, Karnaprayag until it meets …
Aravalli Range: Location: They stretch for a distance of about 720 km from Himmatnagar in Gujarat to Delhi, spanning Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Delhi. Formation: The Aravallis date back to millions of years when a pre-Indian subcontinent collided with the mainland Eurasian Plate. Age: Carbon dating has shown that copper and other metals mined in the …