World Geography: Ocean Currents, Volcanoes, International Borders
Ocean Currents
Warm Currents: Flow from the equator towards poles.
Cold Currents: Flows from poles towards the equator.
Warm Ocean Currents
S.NO | NAME | LOCATION |
1. | Alaska | North-eastern Pacific Ocean along Alaska |
2. | Gulf Stream | Atlantic Ocean |
3. | North Atlantic drift | North Atlantic Ocean Near Europe |
4. | Kuroshio | North Western Pacific Ocean near Japan |
5. | Equatorial, South Equatorial and North Equatorial Current | Along the Equator |
6. | Brazilian current | South Atlantic Ocean |
7. | Agulhas current | Southwest Indian Ocean |
Cold Ocean Currents
S.NO | NAME | LOCATION |
1. | California current | North-eastern Pacific Ocean near California. |
2. | Humboldt current | South Pacific Ocean near Peru. |
3. | Falkland current | South Atlantic Ocean |
4. | Benguela current | South Atlantic near Africa. |
5. | West Australian current | South-eastern Indian ocean. |
6. | Oyashio current | North Pacific Ocean near Russia. |
7. | Labrador current | North Atlantic Ocean. |
8. | Canaries current | Atlantic Ocean near western Sahara. |
Important Volcanos of the World
S.NO | NAME | LOCATION | STATUS |
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1. | Cotopaxi | Andes mountains in Ecuador, South America | Active | It is located 5897 m above the sea level and is one of the highest active volcanoes of the world |
2. | Aconcagua | Chile – Argentina border, South America | Extinct | It is the highest peak of Andes mountains (6960 m). |
3. | Chimborazo | Andes mountains in Ecuador, South America | Active | It is located to the south of the equator and 5896 m above the sea level. |
4. | Rainier | Washington, USA | Active but currently dormant | It is the highest volcano in the Cascade Range of USA (4395 m) |
5. | St. Helens | USA | Active | It is situated in Cascade Range of USA and last erupted on 1980. |
6. | Mauna loa | Hawaii Islands | Active | The lava of this volcano is highly viscous, it last erupted on 1984. |
7. | Stromboli | Mediterranean Sea | Active | Located on the north coast of Sicily and is visited by a large number of tourists. |
8. | Kilimanjaro | Tanzania, Africa | Active | It is the highest peak in Africa (5895 m). |
9. | Mt. Merapi | Java Island, Indonesia | Active | This volcano last erupted on 2010. |
10. | Barren Island | India | Active | It is the only active volcano of India and it last erupted on 2016. |
11. | Vesuvius | Italy | Active | This volcano erupts occasionally. |
12. | Mt. Etna | Europe | Active | It is a snow-capped volcano and is the highest and most active volcano of Europe. |
International Boundary Lines Between Countries
- Radcliffe Line ‐between India and Pakistan
- Durand Line - between Pakistan and Afghanistan
- McMahon Line ‐ between India and China
- 24th Parallel ‐ between India and Pakistan
- Hindenberg Line ‐ between Germany and Poland
- Oder‐Neisse Line ‐ between Poland and East Germany.
- Mannerheim Line - between Russia and Finland.
- Maginot Line - between France and Germany.
- Siegfried Line - between France and Germany.
- 17th Parallel ‐ between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
- 38th Parallel ‐ between North Korea and South Korea.
- 49th Parallel ‐ between the United States of America and Canada.
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