Physical Geography- Natural features and processes of an area or region.
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Mount Everest, the worlds highest mountain. It is located North of Nepal, on the Nepal-china border in the Himalayan region.
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Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world. It is the Western Anchor of the Himalayan's. It stretches into the plains of Pakistan.
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K2 Mountain is the second-highest mountain right after Mount Everest. This mountain is also known as Chhogori/Qogir.
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Mount Saramati is near the border between India and Myanmar(Burma). The mountains tall peak rises above the hills of Nagaland/Naga Hills.
It boasts a height of 3,826 meters.
It boasts a height of 3,826 meters.
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The Rub' al Khali or "Empty Quarter" is the largest sand desert in the world. This sand desert is surrounding most of the Arabian Peninsula.
Area: 250,966 sq miles (600,500 km)
Elevation: 2,625 (800 miles)
Area: 250,966 sq miles (600,500 km)
Elevation: 2,625 (800 miles)
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The Deccan Plateau is a fairly large plateau that is in India, which takes up most of the southern part of the country. It extends over eight Indian countries and is surrounded by green and a lot of habitats. It is located between two mountains, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.
Elevation: 2,000 feet (600 m)
Elevation: 2,000 feet (600 m)
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This plateau is in Eastern Meghalayah. All side ridges form the Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia hills. The Shillong Plateau is the only raised topography in the fore land of the Himalayas. Because of the uplift of the Shillong, it perturbs the regional distribution of precipitation.
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The Iranian Plateau is in different area ranges such as, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan.
Area:1,805,575 sq km/ 697,133 sq mi
Latitude: 39 59' N
Longitude: 58 40' E
Area:1,805,575 sq km/ 697,133 sq mi
Latitude: 39 59' N
Longitude: 58 40' E
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Lake Baikal is a fresh water lake with the greatest volume in the world. This lake is the deepest, among the clearest, and is known to be the world's oldest lakes. It is 25 million years old. Baikal is the 7th-largest lake and was originally formed as a rift valley. There are 1,700 plants and animal species living on Baikal.
Surface area: 31,722 km2 (12,248 sq mi)
Surface area: 31,722 km2 (12,248 sq mi)
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The Persian Gulf is an extension to the Indian Ocean. This gulf is really shallow and has many Islands, including Bahrain Island. The Persian was an important transportation route in antiquity, but declined with the fall of Mesopotamia. It has a lot of oil resource, nearly 50% of the world's total oil reserves are found in the Persian Gulf. It is bordered by The Gulf of Oman on the Northeast.
Area: 96,912 sq mi (251,000 km2)
Area: 96,912 sq mi (251,000 km2)
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The Okhotsk Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It has more than 20 Islands and its formed within the past two million years through combined action of repeated glaciation. Large quantities of continental sediment flow into the sea, primarily from the Amur River.
Area: 611,200 sq mi (1.583 million km2)
Area: 611,200 sq mi (1.583 million km2)
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Hogenakkal Falls is a waterfall in South India on the river Kaveri. It is 750 feet above sea level. Hogenakkal Falls is also called "Cauvery", "Kavery", or "Kaveri."
Location: Tamil Nadu, India
Longest Drop: 20 m
Location: Tamil Nadu, India
Longest Drop: 20 m