Saturday, August 9, 2008

Geography

Who named the Pacific Ocean?

FERDINAND MAGELLAN


Of which country is Khartoum the capital?

SUDAN


Which country is called "Land Of White Elephants'?
THAILAND


Which is the deepest point in the Pacific Ocean?

Challenger deep, south west of Guam in the pacific 11033m deep.


Which town in the world is situated at a highest altitude?

wenchuam founded in 1955 in Tibet at an altitude of 5100m.


What was Thailand called previously?
Siam


Which is the largest sea in the world (as opposed to ocean)?
South china sea


Which is the world's coldest place?
The pole of cold in Antarctica. The lowest recorded temperature is -57.87c


Name the highest mountain peak of Europe.
Mont Blanc,4810m high.


In which city you're expected to ride a gondola?

Venice,Italy.


In which part of the world is the River Snake?
USA.It rises in Wyoming and flows in Idaho and 1504km long.


Which is the tallest race in the world?
Tut sis.they live in central Africa and have an average height of 185cm.


Who was the first man to reach North Pole?

Robert Peary(USA) on April 6Th,1909.


Which city is known as Venice Of the North?

Stockholm


Which Australian state is an island?

Tasmania


Name the French engineer who successfully constructed the Suez canal but failed with the Panama canal.

Ferdinand DE Lesseps


Between which countries the Pyrenees lie?
France & Spain


Where are the Ajanta caves?
Maharashtra, India.


Which Canadian seaport is 1610 km from the sea?

Montreal


In which range is Mt Kanchendzonga, the third highest mountain in the world?
Himalayas


What is the former name of Malawi?
Nyasa land


What is the capital of Fiji?

Suva

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