General Knowledge for IAS Exams (Geography of India and The World)

Rivers and Lakes

Major Rivers (by Length)

• Nile, Africa: (6,825 km)
• Amazon, South America: (6,437 km)
• Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia: (6,380 km)
• Mississippi, North America: (5,971 km)
• Yenisey-Angara, Asia: (5,536 km)
• Huang (Yellow), Asia: (5,464 km)
• Ob-Irtysh, Asia: (5,410 km)
• Amur, Asia: (4,416 km)
• Lena, Asia: (4,400 km)
• Congo, Africa: (4,370 km)
• Mackenzie-Peace, North America: (4,241 km)
• Mekong, Asia: (4,184 km)
• Niger, Africa: (4,171 km)

Major Lakes (by Size)

• Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe: (371,000 sq km)
• Superior, North America: (82,100 sq km)
• Victoria, Africa: (69,500 sq km)
• Huron, North America: (59,600 sq km)
• Michigan, North America: (57,800 sq km)
• Tanganyika, Africa: (32,900 sq km)
• Baikal, Asia: (31,500 sq km)
• Great Bear, North AmericaL (31,300 sq km)
• Aral Sea, Asia: (30,700 sq km)
• Malawi, Africa: (28,900 sq km)
• Great Salve, Canada: (28,568 sq km)
• Erie, North America: (25,667 sq km)
• Winnipeg, Canada: (24,387 sq km)
• Ontario, North America: (19,529 sq km)
• Balkhash, Kazakhstan: (18,300 sq km)

Deepest Lakes by Greatest Depth

• Baikal, Russian Fed. (5,315 ft)
• Tanganyika, Africa (4,800 ft)
• Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (3,363 ft)
• Malawi or Nyasa, Africa (2,317 ft)
• Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (2,303 ft)

Greatest Man-made Lakes

• Owen Falls (1954), Uganda: 204,800
• Kariba (1959), Zimbabwe:P 181,592
• Bratsk (1964), CIS: 169,270
• High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali) (1970), Egypt: 168,000
• Akosombo (1965), Ghana: 148,000
• Daniel Johnson (1968), Canada: 141,852
• Guri (Raul Leoni) (1986), Venezuela: 136,000
• Krasnoyarsk (1967), CIS: 73,300
• Bennet W.A.C. (1967): 70,309
• Zeya (1978), CIS: 68,400

Geographical Facts about Nations of the World

Oldest Countries

• San Marino: (301 AD)
• France: (486 AD)
• Bulgaria: (632 AD)
• Denmark: (950 AD)
• Portugal: (1143 AD)
• Andorra: (1278 AD)
• Switzerland: (1291 AD)

Countries with Most Land Borders
(The Most Neighbouring Countries)

• China: (14)
• Russian Federation: 14)
• Brazil: (10)
• Congo, Germany and Sudan: (9)

Youngest Countries

• Montenegro: (July 2006)
• Serbia: (July 2006)
• East Timor: (2002)
• Palau: (1994)
• Czech Republic: (1993)
• Eritrea: (1993)
• Slovakia: (1993)
• Bosnia/Hertzegovina: (1992)
   

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