World geography for UPSC prep

213 places · Open on the Bimbly map

1. Orinoco river(Venezuela) · south america
   upsc pyq
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2. Strait of Magellan(chile-Tierra del) · south america
   separates chile(mainland SA) and Tierra Del fuego province)
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3. Isthmus of Panama · south america Open in Google Maps
4. Andes mountains(Brazil❌) · south america
   total of 7 countries= venezuela, columbia, ecuador, peru, chile, bolivia, argentina MOUNT ACONCAGUA
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5. Atacama Desert(driest, one-third of world) · south america Open in Google Maps
6. Patagonian Desert(cold, Argentina) · south america
   due to rain shadow effect of Andeas i.e Leeward side
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7. La Paz(Bolivian capital= highest in the world · south america
   highest capital in the world.
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8. Galpagos island(Ecuador) · south america
   1000s of kilometres from Ecaudor, Its Capital 'Quito' passes through equator
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9. Malvinas(Falkland)--{UK and Argentina} · south america Open in Google Maps
10. Zonda(local wind- Argentina) · south america Open in Google Maps
11. Maracaibo lake(known for lightning strikes) · south america
    almost 1.6 million times in a year
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12. Perito Moreno Glacier · south america Open in Google Maps
13. Yukon River, alaska · north america
    drain= pacific ocean
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14. Mackenzie River(Canada) · north america
    drain= arctic ocean(Beaufort sea)
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15. Colarado river( 📍Grand canyon) · north america
    drain= gulf of California(pacific ocean)
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16. st. Lawrence river(Montreal, Canada) · north america
    drain= gulf of st. Lawrence( Atlantic ocean) boundary between US-canada)
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17. Bering Strait · north america
    separtes north america(alaska) and europe(russia
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18. Hudson River(USA) · north america
    drain= atlantic ocean
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19. Rio Grande(boundary between US-canada) · north america
    drain= gulf of mexico (atlantic ocean)
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20. dniepper River-drain= black sea) · north america Open in Google Maps
21. dneister river(drain= black sea) · north america Open in Google Maps
22. Volga River(drain= caspian sea) · north america Open in Google Maps
23. Aleutian Islands(Alaska) · north america Open in Google Maps
24. Mojave Desert(California) · north america Open in Google Maps
25. Ellesmere Island(Canada) · north america Open in Google Maps
26. Baffin Island(canada) · north america Open in Google Maps
27. Lake Volta(Ghana) · Africa
    upsc pyq
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28. Lake Faguibine(Mali) · Africa
    upsc pyq- answer option
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29. lake Oguta (Nigeria) · Africa
    upsc pyq
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30. lake Assal(Djibouti) · Africa Open in Google Maps
31. Lake Tana(Ethiopia) · Africa
    blue nile originates [BT]🤪
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32. Lake Turkana(Kenya) · Africa Open in Google Maps
33. Lake Tanganyika · Africa
    DRC- ZAMBIA-TANZANIA-BURUNDI
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34. Lake Victoria · Africa
    Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania. white nile originates
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35. Lake Malawi · Africa
    Malavi- Mozambique- Tanzania
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36. Goma( north kivu, DRC) · Africa
    M23( alleged Rwanda backed group) took over Goma
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37. Lake Kivu(DRC) · Africa Open in Google Maps
38. Strait of Gibraltar · Africa
    Spain, Morocco, UK(too)- why? British overseas territory on Iberian peninsula😉
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39. Nile river · Africa Open in Google Maps
40. Kalahari Desert · Africa Open in Google Maps
41. Namib Desert · Africa Open in Google Maps
42. Sahara Desert · Africa Open in Google Maps
43. Nubian Desert(Egypt) · Africa Open in Google Maps
44. Libyan Desert · Africa Open in Google Maps
45. ogaden(Ethiopia) · Africa Open in Google Maps
46. Gambela(Ethiopia) · Africa Open in Google Maps
47. Amhara(Ethiopia) · Africa Open in Google Maps
48. Afar(Ethiopia) · Africa Open in Google Maps
49. Oromia(Ethiopia) · Africa Open in Google Maps
50. Darfur(North sudan) · Africa Open in Google Maps
51. Khartoum(North sudan) · Africa Open in Google Maps
52. Cabo Delgado(Mozambique) · Africa
    ongoing conflict with militant groups, including Islamic State Central Africa Province (IS-CAP), and its strategic importance for India's energy security through the Mozambique LNG project.
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53. Puntland(somalia) · Africa Open in Google Maps
54. Boko haram(Nigeria) · Africa Open in Google Maps
55. Biafara(Nigeria) · Africa
    refers to the Nigerian Civil War ), also known as the Biafran War, a conflict between the Nigerian federal government and the secessionist state of Biafra, which resulted from ethnic, political, and economic tensions
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56. Hala'ib Triangle(Egypt-Sudan) · Africa Open in Google Maps
57. Tigray(Ethiopia-Eritrea) · Africa Open in Google Maps
58. Casamance(Senegal) · Africa Open in Google Maps
59. Lobito corridor(Angola-DRC-Zambia) · Africa
    Connecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Angola to Global Markets through the Lobito Corridor
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60. Menaka(mali) · Africa Open in Google Maps
61. Mopti(Mali) · Africa Open in Google Maps
62. Gao(Mali) · Africa Open in Google Maps
63. Aouzou(Chad-Libya) · Africa Open in Google Maps
64. Limpopo River · Africa
    drain= Indian Ocean. cuts Tropic of Capricorn twice
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65. Zambezi River { Victoria falls } · Africa
    drain= indian ocean
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66. Alboran Sea · Africa Open in Google Maps
67. Jebel Toubkal(Morocco highest) · Africa Open in Google Maps
68. Moulouya(Morocco) · Africa Open in Google Maps
69. Ceuta(spanish enclave) · Africa Open in Google Maps
70. Melilla (spanish enclave) · Africa Open in Google Maps
71. Negros (phillipines) · Africa Open in Google Maps
72. Nagorno-Karabakh(Azerbaijan) · Asia
    disputed between Azerbaijan and Armenia), upsc pyq
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73. Strait of Hormuz(Iran-Oman) · Asia
    UAE❌
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74. Malacca Strait(Malaysia-singapore- indonesia · Asia Open in Google Maps
75. Luzon Strait(philipines- Taiwan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
76. Gulf of Aden(Yemen) · Asia
    somalia, Djibouti
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77. Gulf of Oman · Asia
    Oman, Iran, UAE, pakistan(also)
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78. Isthmus of Kra(Thailand) · Asia
    connects malay peninsula and mainland asia
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79. Johor Strait(Malaysia- Singapore) · Asia Open in Google Maps
80. Sunda Strait(Sumatra-Java) · Asia Open in Google Maps
81. Korea Strait(South korea- Japan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
82. Sinai Peninsula · Asia Open in Google Maps
83. Paracel Islands · Asia
    claimed by vietnam
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84. Natuna Islands(indonesia) · Asia Open in Google Maps
85. Spratly Islands · Asia Open in Google Maps
86. Taurus Mountains(turkey) · Asia Open in Google Maps
87. Zagros Mountains(Iran) · Asia Open in Google Maps
88. Elburz Mountains(Iran) · Asia
    It is different from Elbruz of Russia)
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89. Caucasus Mountains(GAA countries) · Asia Open in Google Maps
90. Sakhalin(Russia) · Asia Open in Google Maps
91. Kamchatka Peninsula(Russia) · Asia Open in Google Maps
92. Arakam yoma(Myanmar) · Asia
    extension of Himalayas
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93. Pegu Yoma(Myanmar) · Asia Open in Google Maps
94. Kharosan(Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
95. Sistan(Iran-Afghanistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
96. Panjshir province( Afghanistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
97. Golan heights(Israel-Syria) · Asia Open in Google Maps
98. West Bank(Israel) · Asia Open in Google Maps
99. Dead Sea(Israel-jordon) · Asia
    1994 treaty line passes.
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100. Sea of Galilee(Israel) · Asia Open in Google Maps
101. Lachin Corridor(Azerbaijan-Armenia) · Asia Open in Google Maps
102. Karki(Azerbaijan-Armenia) · Asia Open in Google Maps
103. Artsvashen(Armenia-Azerbaijan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
104. Rakhine(Rohingya conflict) · Asia
     Myanmar
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105. Khuriya Muriya Islands(oman-yemen) · Asia Open in Google Maps
106. Kuril Islands(Russia- Japan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
107. ELAM(Iran) · Asia Open in Google Maps
108. Batken(Kyrgyzstan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
109. Moreh(manipur) · Asia
     part of IMT project
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110. Mandalay(myanmar) · Asia
     part of IMT
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111. Mae Sot(Thailand) · Asia
     part of IMT
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112. Paletwa(rakhin, myanmar)🚗🚤 · Asia
     part of KMMTTP{ paletwa- aizwal by road}
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113. Sittwe(myanmar) · Asia
     part of KMMTTP ; Sittwe to kolkata via waterway and Sittwe to Paletwa via kaladan river
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114. Kolkata Port · Asia
     part of KMMTTP: kolkata-Sittwe via waterways
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115. Aizawl{KMMTTP} · Asia
     paletwa- Aizwal via road
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116. Bactria[Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan] · Asia Open in Google Maps
117. Hokkaido(Japanese island) · Asia Open in Google Maps
118. Honshu(Japanese island) · Asia
     Largest among Japanese, Tokyo capital
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119. Shikoku(Japanese island) · Asia
     smallest among all
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120. Kyushu(Japanese island) · Asia Open in Google Maps
121. Natanz(Iran)=nuclear site · Asia Open in Google Maps
122. Arak(Iran)=nuclear site · Asia Open in Google Maps
123. Busher(Iran)= nuclear site · Asia Open in Google Maps
124. Isfahan(Iran)= nuclear site · Asia Open in Google Maps
125. Kolsay Lakes(Kazakhstan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
126. Kaindy Lake(Kazakhstan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
127. Sharyn River(Kazakhstan) · Asia
     Sharyn canyon
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128. Fordo(Iran)= nuclear site · Asia Open in Google Maps
129. Bab al-Mandab Strait · Asia Open in Google Maps
130. Gulf of Thailand · Asia Open in Google Maps
131. Gaza Strip · Asia Open in Google Maps
132. Bagram base(Afghanistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
133. Zaranj(Afghanistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
134. Delaram(afghanistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
135. Herat(afghanistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
136. Mazar-i-Sharif(Afghanistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
137. Chabahar port(Iran) · Asia Open in Google Maps
138. Ayni Air Base(Tajikistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
139. Kunar River(Afghanistan) · Asia Open in Google Maps
140. Moei river(Myanmar- Thailand ) · Asia Open in Google Maps
141. Bosphorus strait · Europe
     sea of murmura- black sea
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142. Sea of Marmara · Europe Open in Google Maps
143. Dardanelles Strait · Europe
     Aegean sea- sea of murmura
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144. Kerch Strait · Europe
     black sea- sea of azov
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145. Sea of Azov · Europe Open in Google Maps
146. Crimean Peninsula · Europe Open in Google Maps
147. isthmus of parekop · Europe
     connects Crimea to mainland Ukraine
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148. Iberian Peninsula(spain) · Europe Open in Google Maps
149. Zaporizhzhia(Ukraine) · Europe Open in Google Maps
150. Attica(Greece) · Europe Open in Google Maps
151. algarve(Portugal) · Europe Open in Google Maps
152. Basque(spain) · Europe Open in Google Maps
153. Galicia(Spain) · Europe Open in Google Maps
154. Donbas(Ukraine) · Europe Open in Google Maps
155. Ossetia(Georgia-Russia) · Europe Open in Google Maps
156. Kherson(ukraine) · Europe Open in Google Maps
157. Gulf of Finland · Europe Open in Google Maps
158. Wassenaar(wassenaar arrangement) · Europe
     1996 , check on proliferation of conventional weapons and dual use materials.
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159. Ust-Luga port(Baltic Sea, Russia) · Europe Open in Google Maps
160. Iceland · Atlantic Ocean Open in Google Maps
161. Azores Islands(portugal) · Atlantic Ocean Open in Google Maps
162. Canary Islands(Spain) · Atlantic Ocean Open in Google Maps
163. Cape Verde Islands(Independent) · Atlantic Ocean
     also known as CABO VERDE
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164. Ascension Island(UK) · Atlantic Ocean Open in Google Maps
165. St. Helena Islands(UK) · Atlantic Ocean Open in Google Maps
166. Socotra island( Yemen) · Indian Ocean
     captured by HOUTHI rebels
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167. Lakshadweep · Indian Ocean Open in Google Maps
168. Maldives · Indian Ocean Open in Google Maps
169. Seychelles(independent) · Indian Ocean Open in Google Maps
170. Comoros Islands(independent) · Indian Ocean Open in Google Maps
171. Madagascar Island · Indian Ocean Open in Google Maps
172. Mayotte island · Indian Ocean Open in Google Maps
173. Mauritius Island · Indian Ocean Open in Google Maps
174. Reunion Island(France) · Indian Ocean Open in Google Maps
175. Balearic Islands(Spain) · mediterranean sea Open in Google Maps
176. Sardinia islands(Italy) · mediterranean sea Open in Google Maps
177. Corsica islands(France) · mediterranean sea Open in Google Maps
178. Sicily(Italy) · mediterranean sea Open in Google Maps
179. Malta(independent) · mediterranean sea
     EU✅
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180. Crete islands(Greece) · mediterranean sea Open in Google Maps
181. Cyprus · mediterranean sea Open in Google Maps
182. Syros island(Greece) Aegean Sea · mediterranean sea
     Aegean Sea
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183. The Bahamas · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
184. Nicaragua · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
185. Diamantina Trench · PYQ( answer and statement)
     indian ocean
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186. Ethiopian Plateau(abyssinian ) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
187. Atlas Mountains · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
188. Guiana Highlands · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
189. okavango basin(south-west africa) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
190. Chechnya(russia) · PYQ( answer and statement)
     separatist movements from russia
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191. Torres Strait · PYQ( answer and statement)
     papua new guneau
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192. Mount Rainier-volcano(usa) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
193. Parícutin- volcano(mexico) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
194. Taal Volcano(philipines) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
195. Catalonia(spain) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
196. Anatolia( Turkey) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
197. Potomac River(washington) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
198. Spree river(germany) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
199. Seine river(france) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
200. Manzanares river(spain) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
201. parana river(brazil-paraguay) · PYQ( answer and statement)
     itaipu dam
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202. Strait of Dover(france-uk) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
203. Davis Strait(greenland-canada) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
204. Denmark Strait(denmark-iceland) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
205. Southern Alps(NZ) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
206. Lake Winnipeg(canada) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
207. Putrajaya(malaysia)- adminstrative federal capital · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
208. swat valley(pakistan) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
209. Aral Sea(kazakhstan) · PYQ( answer and statement)
     dried
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210. Lake Baikal(Russia) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
211. Senkaku Islands(Japan) · PYQ( answer and statement) Open in Google Maps
212. Bougainville Island(PNG) · australia/ Oceania Open in Google Maps
213. Bass Strait(PNG- Australia) · australia/ Oceania Open in Google Maps