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❀ Important Oceanic Trenches❀ 🔰 Pacific Ocean 1. Mariana Trench (Deepest) 2. Tonga Trench 3. Philippine Trench 4. Kuril-Kamchatka Trench 5. Kermadec Trench 6. Aleutian Trench 7. Ryuku Trench 🔰 Atlantic Ocean 1. Puerto-Rico Trench 2. South-Sandwich Trench 3. Cayman Trench 🔰 Indian Ocean 1. Sunda Trench(Java Trench) 2. Diamantia Trench 3. Chagos Trench Follow @UPSC_MAP

#map National Waterways of India ▪️ Total length 4503km ▪️ Total state served 15 ▪️NW 1 Haldia to Allahabad (Ganga) ( 1620km) ▪️NW 2 Dhubri to Sadiya (Brahmaputra) ( 891km ) ▪️NW 3 Kollam to Kottapuram (West coast canal) (205 km ) ▪️ NW 4 Kakinada to pudduchery (Godavari, Krishna & Canals) ( 1078 km ) ▪️NW 5 Goenkhali to Talcher (Brahmani, Delta Canals, Ecc) ( 588 km ) ▪️NW 6 Lakhipur to Bhanga [In Process] (Barak) (121 km) ============================ Follow @UPSC_MAP ============================

#International_Organizations #Trick_Mnemonic Trick to Remember G-20 Countries-- GURU JI SITA AB SSC FCI ME kaam karti hain G- Germany U- USA R- Russia U- U.K J- Japan I- India S- Saudi Arabia I- Indonesia T- Turkey A- Australia A- Argentina B- Brazil S- South Korea S- South Africa C- Canada F- France C- China I- Italy M- Mexico E- European union ============================== Follow @UPSC_MAP ==============================

Danakil Depression ◾️Belongs to northern part of Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia ◾️ It is a geological depression formed as a result of divergence of three tectonic plates in Horn of Africa region ◾️ It is the hottest place on Earth in terms of year-round average temperatures ◾️ Fossils of ancient Hominis like that of Lucy (Australopithecus), etc. were found here ◾️ The area is also famous for Salt Mining ◾️ Magnesium-dominated brines (that cause cells to break down) and an environment with simultaneously very low pH and high salt makes the area uninhabitable to any lifeform Follow @UPSC_MAP

The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve from Uttar Pradesh bagged the first international award TX2 for doubling its number of tigers in four years. There are 51tiger reserves in India. India is home to 80 percent of tigers in the world(CDS 2020) In 2006, there were only 1,411 tigers in India which increased to 2,967 in 2018. Statewise tiger population: Madhya pradesh > Karnataka > Uttarakhand > Maharashtra Of all the tiger reserves, Corbett tiger reserve has the highest population of tigers. Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamilnadu is India's latest Tiger Reserve. Follow @UPSC_MAP

IMPORTANT PASSES BETWEEN INDIA - CHINA 🔴 Jammu and Kashmir Mintaka Pass Parpik Pass Khunjerab Pass Aghil Pass Chang-La Lanak La Qara Tag La Imis La 🟠 Himachal Pradesh Shipki La 🟡 Uttarakhand Lipu Lekh Mana Pass Mangsha Dhura Niti Pass Muling La 🟢 Sikkim Nathu La Naku La 🔵 Arunachal Pardesh Dipher Pass Yonggyap Pass Bum La Follow @UPSC_MAP

#Places_in_news MIGINGO ISLAND Migingo is a small rock Island, located in Lake Victoria which is the largest lake in Africa and the largest Tropical Lake in the whole world. It is half the size of a football pitch. It is extremely densely populated. The island was the center of a low-level territorial dispute between Kenya and Uganda. Recently, Uganda and Kenya agreed for the formation of a commission to look into disputed Miningo Island. Main bone of contention is the fishing rights in Lake Victoria which is the largest lake of Africa and largest tropical lake of the world too. Follow @UPSC_MAP

▪️ Coastal States of India Follow @UPSC_MAP

#map Biogeographic Regions in India 1.Trans-Himalayas 2. a Greater Himalayas b Lesser/Middle Himalayas c Siwalik Hills/Outer Himalayas d Northeast Hills 3. Indo-Gangetic Plains 4.a Desert/Arid Zone b Semi-Arid Zone 5.Central Highlands 6.Deccan Plateau and the southern peninsular plains 7.Western Ghats 8.Eastern Ghats 9.Coasts 10. Islands FOLLOW@UPSC_MAP

#Lakes_and_dams Dodital Lake ▪️ Dodital is a freshwater lake in uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India, situated at a height of 9,921 ft. ▪️ Assi ganga river rises from dodital and joins bhagirathi. The confluence is at Gangotri ▪️ According to one of the popular legends Lord Ganesha chose this place as his abode. ▪️ There is a temple devoted to Lord Ganesha here. Another name for this lake is 'Dhundital' meaning Ganesh ka tal or lake of Ganesha. ▫️FOLLOW @UPSC_MAP

Siachen Glacier | All you need to know about! 🔰 The Siachen Glacier is located in the Eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas, just northeast of Point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends. 🔰 It is the Second-Longest glacier in the World's Non-Polar areas. 🔸 Fedchenko Glacier, located in Yazgulem Range, Tajikistan is the Longest glacier in the World's Non-Polar areas. 🔰 The Siachen Glacier lies immediately south of the great drainage divide that separates the Eurasian Plate from the Indian subcontinent in the extensively glaciated portion of the Karakoram sometimes called the "Third Pole". 🔰 The Siachen Glacier is part of Ladakh which has now been converted into a Union Territory. 🔰 The Siachen Glacier is the world's highest battlefield. 🔰 The entire Siachen Glacier has been under the administration/territory of India since 1984 (Operation Meghdoot). FOLLOW@UPSC_MAP

#Hills_Mountains_Peaks Dhauladhar Range ◾️ Also called White Range ◾️ part of Lesser Himalayas or Outer Himalayas or Himachal or Mahabharat Range ◾️ Highest peak is Hanuman Tibba ◾️ Start from Dalhousie and near Badrinath. Lie almost entirely in Himachal Pradesh and Jk ◾️ prominent pass across the range is Indrahar pass ◾️ To the south lies the famous Kangra valley FOLLOW @UPSC_MAP

#strait 📍 Strait of Hormuz 🖍 The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. 🖍 It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world’s most strategically important choke points. 🖍 When a body of water such as a strait is capable of being blocked or even closed in order to control transportation routes, the body is called a “choke point.” 🖍 On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. ============================== Ꭻfollow @UPSC_MAP ==============================

📍 Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve 🖍 Rajasthan Government has notified the Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve 🖍 It is the 4th Tiger Reserve of Rajasthan after Ranthambore, Sariska & Mukundra; and 52nd tiger reserve of India. 🖍 Tiger reserves are notified by the State Government as per provisions of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 on advice of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). ============================== Ꭻfollow @UPSC_MAP ==============================

#National_Park Nokrek National Park ▪️ Nokrek National Park, the core area of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, is a national park located approximately 2 km from Tura Peak in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India ▪️ UNESCO National park to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009 ▪️ West Garo Hills ▪️ Known for Citrus plants ▪️ All important rivers and streams of the Garo Hills region rise from the Nokrek Range, of which the river Simsang, known as Someshwari when it emerges into Bangladesh at Baghmara, is the most prominent. ▪️ Known for Siju Caves follow@ UPSC_MAP

#National_Park Balpakram National Park ▪️ Balpakram National Park is a national park in the south of Garo Hills in Meghalaya, India, located close to the international border with Bangladesh. ▪️ It was inaugurated in December 1987 and provides habitat for barking deer, Asian golden cat, Bengal tiger, marbled cat, wild water buffalo, red panda and Indian elephant. ▪️ Balpakram means 'land of the eternal wind' according to the myth of the Garo people. ▪️ Altitude (200-800m), south of Garo Hills ▪️ Also called "Abode of perpetual wind" and "Land of spirit" ▪️ Hotspot of Biodiversity ▪️ Famous for the pitcher plant ▪️ A variety of very rare medicinal herbs locally called"dikes". follow @UPSC_MAP

#National_Park Sundarban National Park ▪️ The Sundarban National Park, TR,BR is located in the south-east of Calcutta in the District of West Bengal and forms part of the Gangetic Delta. ▪️ The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world. ▪️ It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987  ▪️ Ramsar site since 2019. ▪️ It is also part of Man and Biosphere reserve program ▪️ It is home to many rare and globally threatened wildlife species such as the estuarine crocodile, Royal Bengal Tiger, Water monitor lizard, Gangetic dolphin, and olive ridley turtles. ▪️ River Ganga & brahamaputra river Delta follow @UPSC_MAP