INDIA & WORLD MAP GEOGRAPHY UPSC

2021-06-30 06:59:10 Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea, located off of the western coast of Italy.

It’s bordered in the west by Corsica and Sardinia, in the north by the Isle of Elba, and in the
south by Sicily.

The southwestern boundaries are an estimate at best, as it depends on where the sea actually
ends.

In addition to Corsica, Elba, Sardinia and Sicily, it contains many popular small islands, including Capri, Elba and Ustica, and the active volcano of Stomboli. Cagliari, Civitavecchia, Naples and
Palermo are its chief ports.

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2021-06-29 12:45:08 #Places_in_News

Mauritius

In Headlines: Mauritius Oil Spill - A japanese bulk-carrier ship which was carrying fuel oil has split into two parts in south-east Mauritius.

Important Info:

Mauritius is situated just above the Tropic of Capricorn, in the south of Indian Ocean.

Mauritius is a member of the African Union, Indian Ocean Rim Association and the Indian Ocean Commission.

It is also a founding-member of the ‘Small Island Developing States’ (SIDS).

India is Mauritius’s largest trading partner and has been the largest exporter of goods and services since 2007.

Mauritius is the second largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for India after Singapore.
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2021-06-29 12:45:08 Indus Waters Treaty

The Indus system comprises of main Indus River, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.

The basin is mainly shared by India and Pakistan with a small share for China and Afghanistan.

Under the treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1960, all the waters of three rivers, namely Ravi,Sutlej and Beas ( Eastern Rivers) were allocated to India for exclusive use.

While, the waters of Western rivers - Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab were allocated to Pakistan except for specified domestic , non-consumptive and agricultural use permitted to India as provided in the Treaty.

India has also been given the right to generate hydroelectricity through run of the river(RoR) projects on the Western Rivers which, subject to specific criteria for design and operation is unrestricted.

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2021-06-29 06:26:06 Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a strait between Arabia (northeast) and Africa (southwest) that connects
the Red Sea (northwest) with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean (southeast).

With the building of the Suez Canal, the strait assumed great strategic and economic importance, forming a portion of the link between the Mediterranean Sea and East Asia.

The fl ow through this strait provides for the circulation between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, since no fl ow takes place through the Suez Canal.

The strait’s Arabic name means “the gate of tears,” so called from the dangers that formerly attended its navigation. ओपन / कमेंट

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2021-06-28 16:02:54 #Not_a_landlocked_country

SYRIA

Not a landlocked country

Bordering countries : Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel

Sea : Opens to meditarranean sea

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2021-06-28 02:16:37 Sea of Marmara

Sea of Marmara is an inland sea partly separating the Asiatic and European parts of Turkey.

It is connected through the Bosporus on the northeast with the Black Sea and through
the Dardanelles on the southwest with the Aegean Sea.

It has no strong currents.
Salinity, which averages 22 parts per thousand, is greatest at the end nearest the Dardanelles.

The sea was formed as a result of crustal movements that occurred about 2.5 million years ago.

It is an area of frequent earthquakes. The sea has two distinct island groups. The first is the Kızıl Islands in the northeast near Istanbul;

These islands are primarily resort areas. The second group consists of the Marmara islands proper in the southwest, off Kapıdagı Peninsula; These have granite, slate, and marble that have been quarried since antiquity—hence the sea’s name

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2021-06-27 14:42:27 #Straits

Bosphorus Strait

It is a natural strait connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.

It has huge strategic significance.

Bosphorus strait separates the European part from the Asian part of Istanbul (Turkey).

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2021-06-27 14:42:27 Tiger Reserves in India

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