Category: Geography Notes

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Important Indian Towns on Rivers

Towns  Rivers Ayodhya Saryu Ahmedabad Sabarmati Badrinath Alaknanda Cuttack Mahanadi Delhi Yamuna Ferozpur Sutlej Guwahati Brahmaputra Haridwar Ganga Hyderabad Musi Jabalpur Narmada Jamshedpur Subarnarekha Kanpur Ganga Kolkata Hooghly Kota Chambal Lucknow Gomti Ludhiana Sutlej Nashik Godavari Panji Mandovi Patna Ganga Srinagar Jhelum Surat Tapti Ujjain Kshipra Varanasi Ganga Coimbatore———-Siruvani River

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Important International Boundary Lines

Name of Boundary Line In Between Countries Durand Line The Durand Line was a frontier boundary between Afghanistan and British India. It was established after an 1897 memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Mortimer Durand of British India and Afghan Amir Abdur Rahman Khan. Radcliffe Line On 17th August 1947 the Radcliffe Line was declared as the...

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The Structure of Atmosphere in tabular form

Layer Height(km) Features Troposphere 0-18km It Contains 75% of the gases in the atmosphere. As the height increases temperature decreases. Stratosphere 18-50km This layer contains the ozone layer. The temperature remains fairly constant i.e. -60 degree C. Mesosphere 50-80km Coldest region of the atmosphere, here temperature drops to about -100...

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Most Important types of Canals in World

Canal is an artificial waterway for boats and ships and for irrigation purposes. The Suez Canal is a waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea . The Panama Canal is an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama connecting Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The Kiel...

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Major Indian Dams with their Rivers

Tehri Dam is the Highest Dam in India. It is a multi-purpose used for irrigation, Hydroelectric and Water supply. It is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam and its construction began in 1978 and opened for use in 2006. Idukki Double Curvature Arch Dam is one of the highest Arch...

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List of Indian National parks with States

The largest National park in India is Hemis National park located in Jammu and Kashmir and the smallest national park is South Button Island National Park in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Madhya Pradesh and Andaman Nicobar islands have maximum number of National parks(i.e. 9 each). The only floating park...

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Indian cities and World with Nicknames

Indian cities with different Nicknames S.No. City Names Nick Names 1. Srinagar The Gem of Kashmir 2. Coorg(Kodagu), Karnataka The Scotland of India 3. Mcleod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh Little Chasa or Dhasa 4. Leh-Ladakh The Bikers Paradise 5. Kerala The God’s own Country 6. Kutch White Desert 7. Kasol Trekker’s...