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Geographical Features

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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SOUTHEAST ASIA - HIMALAYAS

  • In Hinduism, the Himalaya have also been personified as the god Himavat, the God of snow.
  • The range encompasses about 15,000 glaciers, which store about 12,000 km3 of fresh water.
  • The Himalayas are among the youngest mountain ranges on the planet
  • The permanent snow line is among the highest in the world at around 5,500 metres.
Photo by SamHawleywood
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SOUTHEAST ASIA - LAKE BAIKAL

  • Lake Baikal has been celebrated in several Russian folk songs
  • It is nicknamed, "the Pearl of Siberia."
  • Lake Baikal is rich in biodiversity. It hosts 1,085 species of plants and 1,550 species and varieties of animals.
  • It is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world: roughly 20% of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water
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AUSTRALIA - ULURU/AYERS ROCK

  • Uluru is a local family name by the senior Traditional Owners of Uluru.
  • Archaeological findings to the east and west indicate that humans settled more than 10,000 years ago
  • The sandstone formation stands 348 m high, rising 863 m above sea level, with most of it lying underground
  • Uluru is an inselberg, literally "island mountain".
Photo by mstephens7
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AUSTRALIA - MURRUMBIDGEE RIVER

  • The river has risen above 7 metres (23 ft) at Gundagai nine times between 1852 and 2010,
  • The river's basin was opened to settlement in the 1830s and became an important farming area.
  • It flows, first, southeastward; after a fishhook bend, directly northward through the Australian Capital Territory.
  • The word Murrumbidgee is Aboriginal for “Plenty Water” or “Big Water."
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NEW ZEALAND - MOUNT TONGARIRO

  • The first eruption occurred 250,000 years ago.
  • It was made sacred in 1887 by Te Heuheu Tukino VI.
  • There are twelve cones that the volcano consists of.
  • It is also the most active vent, having erupted more than 70 times since 1839.
Photo by dcysurfer / Dave Young
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MELANASIA - SEPIK RIVER

  • The Japanese held the area throughout most of the Second World War.
  • The tribes living along the river produce magnificent wood carvings and artful clay pottery.
  • The river's total length is 1,126 kilometres and has a drainage basin of over 80,000 km².
  • There are no major urban settlements or mining and forestry activities near the basin.
Photo by Christopher.Michel
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MICRONESIA - MOUNT CROZER

  • Mount Crozer is a 758 ft / 231 m mountain peak.
  • It is located in Kosrae.
  • It is ranked as the 67th highest mountain in Micronesia.
  • The closest populated place is Tofol which is 1.31 miles away.
Photo by high hat beaver moustache man
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POLYNESIA - MONT OROHENA

  • Located in the island of Tahiti, orohena stands 2,241 ft above sea level.
  • It is an extinct volcano.
  • Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 1st highest mountain in French Polynesia.
  • There are two drainage basins: Islands-Oceania-Pacific and Pacific Ocean.
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ANTARCTICA - BEARDMORE GLACIER

  • This glacier is one of the largest in the world around 200 km long.
  • It's named after Sir William Beardmore, a Scottish industrialist and expedition sponsor.
  • It was discovered by the British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1908.
  • It is one of the main passages from the Ross Ice Shelf through the Queen Alexandra and Commonwealth ranges of the Transantarctic Mountain.
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PHILIPPINES - MAYON VOLCANO

  • A perfect stratovolcano rising to 2462 m on Luzon Island, erupting frequently.
  • Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines having erupted over 48 times in the past 400 years.
  • Mayon Volcano's longest uninterrupted eruption lasted for seven days of raining fire.
  • Mayon is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Photo by superlei

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