KERALA PSC / PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY / RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

KERALA PSC / PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY / RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY / RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

·      The Nile (6670km) which is the longest river in the world drains into the Mediterranean Sea

·      The Amazon, flowing into the South Atlantic, is the largest river in terms of size and volume of water discharged. It is 6437km long. It makes the largest river basin in the world covering an area of 7,045,000sq.km

·      The longest river in Europe is the Volga, 3690km.

·      The longest river of Oceania is the Murray in Australia (3220km)

·      The Indus (2900km) is the longest river of the Indian subcontinent. The longest river of India is the Ganges (2640km)

·      Indus river system is the most extensive river system in the Indian subcontinent. It includes-Indus, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Jhelum, Chenab

·      The Brahmaputra (2688km) is bigger than the Ganges; but only a small part of it flows through India. It originates from Manasarovar Lake in Tibet. In Tibet, its name is Tsangpo.

·      The only river that crosses the equator twice is river Congo

·      Victoria falls are in river Zamberi

·      The only river to cross the Tropic of Capricon twice is river Limpopo in South Africa

·      City at the confluence of Blue and White Nile is Khartoum, capital of Sudan

KERALA PSC / PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY / RIVERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE