List of Mountain Ranges, Peaks, Rivers & Lakes of the World

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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. List of Mountain Ranges, Peaks, Rivers & Lakes of the World

1. Important Mountain Ranges And Peaks of the Worlds

Sr. Mountain Important/Highest Location Description No. Range Peaks It is one of the longest fold mountains in the world and Rocky Mt. Elbert (highest 1. North America extends from Canada to Mountains peak in the Rockies) Western US (New Mexico State) Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina, US Appalachian It is a fold mountain with 2. (highest peak of North America Mountains rich in mineral resources Appalachian Mountains) It is a folded mountain and Mont Blanc (French 3. Alps Europe source for rivers like –Italian border) Danube, Rhine, etc. Habitat for many Red 4. Sierra Nevada Mt. Whitney California, USA Indian tribes Mt. McKinley highest peak 5. Alaska Range Mt. McKinley North America in North America Young folded mountain Altai which extends from 6. Belukha mountain Central Asia Mountains Kazakhstan to northern China. Andes Longest mountain chain in 7. Mt. Aconcagua South America Mountains the world Young fold mountain Atlas Northwestern 8. Mt. Toubkal spreading over Morocco Mountains Africa and Tunisia. Drakensberg 9. Mt. Lesotho South Africa Young folded mountain Mountains Caucasus Located between the Black 10. Mt. Elbrus Europe Mountain Sea and the Caspian Sea

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This mountain range act as Ural 11. Mt. Narodnaya Russia a boundary between Mountains Europe and Asia. Folded mountain with Hindukush Pakistan and rugged topography which 12. Mt. Trich Mir Mountains Afghanistan makes it difficult for transportation. Young fold mountains in Asia which separates 13. Himalayas Mt. Everest Asia Indian sub-continent from Asian plains It extends from north to 14. Arakan Yoma Mt. Kennedy peak Myanmar south direction. Shifting cultivation is practised. North of Tibetan Kunlun It is one of the young 15. Mt. Muztag plateau and Mountains folded mountains. western China Famous for the cultivation Eastern France, 16. Vosges Mt. Grand Ballon of grapes and manufacture Europe of wines. This range is the source for Great Dividing 17. Mt. Kosciuszko Australia the rivers Darling and Range Murray.

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2. List of Important Rivers of the World

Sr. RIVER LOCATION DESCRIPTION No. It is the second longest river which flows through Peru, Columbia, 1. River Amazon South America Brazil and drains into the Atlantic Ocean. It forms a bird-foot like a delta at the 2. River Mississippi North America Gulf of Mexico, River Missouri is an important tributary of it. It drains into the Gulf of St. 3. River St. Lawrence North America Lawrence which is an important transport corridor of North America. The longest river of South Africa 4. River Orange South Africa and contains diamond beds along its mouth.

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This river crosses the equator twice 5. River Congo Africa and drains into the south Atlantic Ocean. It is the longest river in the world, 6. River Nile Africa originates near Lake Victoria and drains in the Mediterranean Sea. It flows through Germany and the 7. River Rhine Western Europe Netherlands. It is one of the busiest waterways of Europe. It passes through Germany, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, 8. River Danube Europe Romania and drains into the Black Sea. It is the longest river in Europe, it 9. River Volga Europe, Russia drains into the Caspian Sea. Cities like Mosul, Baghdad, Basra 10. River Tigris Turkey, Iraq were located along its banks and it drains into the Gulf of Persia. The main source of water for Syria. 11. River Euphrates Turkey, Syria, Iraq It drains into the Persian Gulf. 12. River Irrawaddy Myanmar Drains into Gulf of Martaban It is also called ‘Danube of the east’, China, Laos, Cambodia, 13. River Mekong and it merges with the south china Vietnam sea. It originates from the Tibetan plateau 14. River Yangtze China and ends in the east china sea. It is the longest river in China.

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3. Important Lakes of The World

Sr. No. NAME LOCATION FACTS It is the highest navigable lake in the 1. Titicaca lake South America world located in the Andes mountains. It is a big glaciated lake in Canada. Canada, North 2. Great bear lake The Eskimos of Canada camp here America during the summer season. This comprises of five large lakes of North America such as Lake 3. Great lakes North America Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world. 3

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It is the third largest lake of Africa 4. Lake Malawi Central Africa and borders Tanzania, Mozambique. It is the deepest and second largest 5. Lake Tanganyika East Africa lake in Africa. The largest river of Africa and passes 6. Lake Victoria Africa through the equator. Largest manmade lake of Africa, 7. Lake Kainji Africa used for irrigation purposes. It is bordered by Jordan in the east 8. Dead sea West Asia and Palestine, Israel in the west. It is known for high salinity. Located between Uzbekistan and 9. Aral Sea Central Asia Kazakhstan. It is shrinking rapidly in recent years. It is the largest freshwater lake in 10. Lake Baikal Russia Asia and deepest in the world. It is the largest lake in the world and 11. Caspian Sea Eurasia is surrounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.