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World Geography: Mountain Ranges, Rivers and Lakes

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By : Naveen Singh

Check detailed World Geography information about world's most important mountain ranges,
peaks, rivers, and lakes. Knowledge of the world & its geography will help in Defence Exam
preparation.

World Geography: Mountain Ranges, Rivers and Lakes

1. Important Mountain Ranges And Peaks of the Worlds

2. List of Important Rivers of the World

Sr. RIVER LOCATION DESCRIPTION

No.
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It is the second longest river which ows

River South
1. through Peru, Columbia, Brazil and drains into
Amazon America
the Atlantic Ocean.

It forms a bird-foot like a delta at the Gulf of

River North
2. Mexico, River Missouri is an important tributary
Mississippi America
of it.

It drains into the Gulf of St. Lawrence which is

River St. North
3. an important transport corridor of North
Lawrence America
America.

River The longest river of South Africa and contains

4. South Africa
Orange diamond beds along its mouth.

River This river crosses the equator twice and drains

5. Africa
Congo into the south Atlantic Ocean.

It is the longest river in the world, originates near

6. River Nile Africa Lake Victoria and drains in the Mediterranean
Sea.

River Western It ows through Germany and the Netherlands.

7.
Rhine Europe It is one of the busiest waterways of Europe.

It passes through Germany, Hungary, Austria,

River
8. Europe Slovakia, Serbia, Romania and drains into the
Danube
Black Sea.

River Europe, It is the longest river in Europe, it drains into the

9.
Volga Russia Caspian Sea.

Cities like Mosul, Baghdad, Basra were located

River
10. Turkey, Iraq along its banks and it drains into the Gulf of
Tigris
Persia.

River Turkey, The main source of water for Syria. It drains into
11.
Euphrates Syria, Iraq the Persian Gulf.

12. River Myanmar Drains into Gulf of Martaban

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Irrawaddy

China, Laos,
River It is also called ‘Danube of the east’, and it
13. Cambodia,
Mekong merges with the south china sea.
Vietnam

It originates from the Tibetan plateau and ends

River
14. China in the east china sea. It is the longest river in
Yangtze
China.

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3. Important Lakes of The World

Sr.
NAME LOCATION FACTS
No.

Titicaca South It is the highest navigable lake in the world

1.
lake America located in the Andes mountains.

Canada,
Great bear It is a big glaciated lake in Canada. The Eskimos of
2. North
lake Canada camp here during the summer season.
America

This comprises of ve large lakes of North

North America such as Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron,
3. Great lakes
America Erie, Ontario. Lake Superior is the second largest
lake in the world.

Lake Central It is the third largest lake of Africa and borders

4.
Malawi Africa Tanzania, Mozambique.

Lake
5. East Africa It is the deepest and second largest lake in Africa.
Tanganyika

Lake The largest river of Africa and passes through the

6. Africa
Victoria equator.

Largest manmade lake of Africa, used for

7. Lake Kainji Africa
irrigation purposes.

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8. Dead sea West Asia It is bordered by Jordan in the east and Palestine,
Israel in the west. It is known for high salinity.

Central Located between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. It

9. Aral Sea
Asia is shrinking rapidly in recent years.

It is the largest freshwater lake in Asia and

10. Lake Baikal Russia
deepest in the world.

It is the largest lake in the world and is

Caspian
11. Eurasia surrounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan,
Sea
Iran and Azerbaijan.

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