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1 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve State : Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka Year : 2000 2 Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve State : Tamil Nadu Year
Kappad Beach — Kerala Radhanagar Beach — Andaman & Nicobar Islands Golden Beach — Odisha Rushikonda Beach — Andhra Pradesh Mahabalipuram Beach — Tamil Nadu
When you head out into the summer sun, do you lather up with sunscreen? We hope so! It’s important to protect your skin from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. If
Can you feel the pressure? It’s around you…all the time…everywhere you go. What is it? Atmospheric pressure — often referred to simply as air pressure — is the constant force exerted on you
Where is the deepest place on Earth? It’s beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean to the southeast of Japan. There, you’ll find a deep,
On Earth, gravity is the constant force pulling us toward Earth and preventing us from flying off into space like a balloon. When you step on a scale, it shows your weight as
To understand time zones, start by thinking about the shape of the Earth. You know our planet is a sphere that spins on an imaginary pole called its axis. Every
All precipitation falls through the atmosphere on its way to the Earth’s surface. Imagine a drop or flake falling through a long tube that contains the air between the clouds and the
Polar ice caps are dome-shaped sheets of ice found near the North and South Poles. They form because high-latitude polar regions receive less heat from the Sun than other
The word “tides” describes the regular rising and falling of the ocean’s surface. Large lakes, such as the Great Lakes, also have tides, but the
Gaylord Nelson, a senator from Wisconsin, founded Earth Day in 1970 to raise public consciousness about environmental concerns such as pollution, oil spills, and vanishing
In all, there are seven continents in the world. These continents are decreasing order of area are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe,
Some of the important points about the dams. How dams are useful in the modern world for society. ➤ Providing adequate water for domestic and
India is located in the Southern part of Asia. It is the second-largest country in South- East Asia. It is in the Northern Hemisphere and
Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain peak in India and ranked 3rd highest peak in the world with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft). It is
S. No National Highway Distance (in km) Route 1 NH 44 (old NH 7) 3,745 Srinagar to Kanyakumari 2 NH 27 3,507 Porbandar in Gujarat
State/Union Territory Total Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary Name Year Andaman and Nicobar 96 Arial Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 Bamboo Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 Barren Island
State/Union Territory Total Parks National Parks Name Establishment Year Andaman & Nicobar Islands 9 Campbell Bay National Park 1992 Galathea Bay National Park 1992 Mahatama
Rajasthan is the largest state in India in terms of area which covers 342,239 km2 of land area. As per the Census 2011, the total population of
States/UTs Flower Name Scientific Name Andhra Pradesh Water lily Nelumbo Arunachal Pradesh Lady’s Slipper Cypripedioideae Assam Foxtail Orchids Rhynchostylis gigantea Bihar Pot Marigold (Genda) Calendula
States Names State Animal Name Andhra Pradesh Blackbuck Arunachal Pradesh Mithun Assam Indian One-horned Rhino Bihar Gaur Chhattisgarh Wild Buffalo Goa Gaur Gujarat Asiatic Lion
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Bridge is the longest bridge in India, over the River Brahmaputra, in Assam. The 9.15 Km long river bridge was inaugurated by
The waterfall is a steep descent of the water of a river. It is formed in the upper course of a river with steep mountains.
Top 10 longest rivers in India Sr. No. River Length in India (km) Total Length (km) 1. Ganga 2525 2525 2. Godavari 1464 1465 3.
State/Union Territory Total Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuary Name Year Andaman and Nicobar 96 Arial Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 Bamboo Island Wildlife Sanctuary 1987 Barren Island
Important Points Largest National Park: Hemis National Park, Jammu & Kashmir Smallest National Park: South Button Island National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Largest Wildlife Sanctuary: Rann of
India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows. The Indian States and their Capitals
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एशिया महाद्वीप क्षेत्रफल– 44,579,000 किमी2 एशिया महाद्वीप के बारे में कुछ सामान्य जानकारी: एशिया महाद्वीप को जम्बुद्वीप (Jambudweep) भी कहा जाता है। एशिया महाद्वीप आकार
Earth, the most important place you know, has a surface area of 510,072,000 km². Compared Earth is about the size of an average sunspot. Compared to
India is known as the land of rivers as there are numerous rivers flowing across the country. Indian rivers are divided into two categories namely Himalayan Rivers
River Length in km Nile River 6650 Km The Amazon River 6575 Km Yangtze River 6300 Km Mississippi River 6275Km Yenisei River 5539 Km
If you live in North America, you probably look forward to those long summer days when you can play outside for hours on end because the Sun
Are our human senses not finely tuned enough to detect the rotation of Earth? Perhaps Earth doesn’t rotate fast enough to be felt by humans,
A Blue Moon is a rare sight. And, most of the time, it isn’t actually the color blue. A Blue Moon occurs when there are two Full Moons in one month.
The air inside a thundercloud is very cold because it is so high in the atmosphere. This causes some of the moisture in the cloud
Smog is a type of air pollution caused by tiny particles in the air. The word comes from a mixture of the words smoke and fog and was first used to describe
Many religions around the world have specific beliefs about how Earth began. Some believe a divine creator brought Earth and all of the things in
For many years, people believed (and some still do!) that the ocean is blue because it reflects the blue sky. The real reason the ocean appears blue does involve reflection,
Each of the colors is made up of its own wavelengths, kind of like a unique fingerprint. Red has the longest wavelength, violet has the shortest and all the other
Although it seems to change colors, the Moon itself stays the same color year-round. The different colors we see from time to time are the
Earth is just one of four rocky planets in our solar system. The others are Mercury, Venus, and Mars. The remaining planets — Jupiter, Saturn,
You bet it would! Think about the things that you can lift. Your pencil? No problem! Your backpack? It might be heavy on a day
Lava is molten rock. It is created deep beneath Earth’s surface (often 100 miles or more underground), where temperatures get hot enough to melt rock. Scientists call this molten rock magma when
Rubies are the red version of the mineral known as corundum. Pure corundum is made up of aluminum and oxygen and is colorless. In a ruby, however, small amounts
The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano has erupted regularly over the past few decades. It consists of two small uninhabited islands, Hunga-Ha’apai and Hunga-Tonga, poking about 100m above
As the farthest planet from the Sun, Neptune has long been difficult to study. In fact, it’s one of only two in our solar system that can’t
Volcanoes are like huge valves that release pressure from deep inside Earth. When they erupt, they remind us of how powerful the forces are that continually reshape Earth. Deep inside Earth (90
First of all, Lake Baikal can claim the title of the largest freshwater lake (by volume) in the world. How much water does it hold?
By now you have probably heard that Pluto is no longer a planet. But why is that? What did it do to lose its status
