Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Deserts in the World



Name
Area in Sq. Km
Territories
The Sahara
84,00,000
Algeria Chad, Libya, Mauritania, Sudan,
Tunisia, Egypt, Motocca, etc.
Australian Desert
15,50,000
Australia, Great Victoria, Simpson, etc.
Arabian Desert
13,00,000
Southern Arabia, Iraq, Yamen etc.
The Gobi
10,40,000
Mongolia and China
Kalahari Desert
5,20,000
Botswana
Takla Makan
3,20,000
Sinkiang, China
Sonoran Desert
3,10,000
Arizona and California, U.S.A., and Mexico
Namib Desert
3,10,000
Namibia
Kara Kum
2,70,000
Turkmanistan
Thar Desert
2,60,000
Northwestern India and Pakistan
Somall Desert
2,60,000
Somalia
Atacama Desert
1,80,000
Northern Chile
Kizil Kum
1,80,000
Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan
Dasht-e-Lut
52,000
Eastern Iran
Mojave Desert
35,000
Southern Californis
Desierto De Sechura
26,000
North-West 'Peru'

Important Sites in India



Sno
Place
City/State
1
Ajanta
Aurangabad
2
Akbar's Tomb
Sikandara
3
Ambernath Cave
Kashmir
4
Amber Palace
Jaipur
5
Anand Bhavan
Allahabad
6
Bhakra Dam
Punjab
7
Birla Planetarium
Kolkata
8
Black Pagoda
Konark (Orissa)
9
Bodhisattva
Ajanta Caves
10
Brihadeeswara Temple
Tanjore
11
Brindavan Gardens
Mysore (Karnataka)
12
Buland Darwaza
Fatepur Sikri
13
Charminar
Hyderabad
14
Chenna Kesava Temple
Belur
15
Chilka Lame
Near Bhubaneswar
16
Dal Lake
Srinagar
17
Dilwara Temples
Mt. Abu
18
Elephanta Caves
Mumbai
19
Golden Temple
Amirtsar
20
Gol Gumbaz
Bijapur
21
Hanging Gardens
Mumbai
22
Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)
Jaipur
23
Howrah Bridge
Kolkata
24
Island Palace
Udaipur
25
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
Agra
26
Jagannath Temple
Puri
27
Jama Masjid
Delhi
28
Jantar Mantar
Delhi
29
Jog (Geresoppa) Falls
Mysore
30
Kailasanath Temples
Ellora
31
Kanyakumari Temples
Cape Comorin
32
Khajuraho
Bhopal
33
Konark
Puri
34
Lal Bagh Gardens
Bangalore
35
Mahakaleeswar Temple
Ujjain
36
Mahesuramurthi (Trimurti)
Elephanta Caves
37
Malabar Hills
Mumbai
38
Manmandir Palace
Gwalior Fort
39
Marble Rocks
Jabalpur
40
Marina Beach
Chennai
41
Meenakshi Temple
Madurai
42
Padmanabha Temple
Trivandrum
43
Panch Mahal
Fatepur Sikri
44
Tower of Fame
Chittorgarh