GEOGRAPHY

Geography Study Notes

                                Important Straits of the World

Strraits	Water bodies joined	Area
Bab-al-Mandeb	Red sea & Arabian Sea	Arabia and Africa
Bering	Arctic Ocean & Bering Sea	Alaska & Asia
Bosphorus	Black sea & Marmara Sea	Turkey
Dover	North Sea & Atlantic Ocean	England & europe
Florida	Gulf of Maxico & Atlantic Ocean	Florida & Bahamas Islands
Gibralter	Mediterranean Sea & Atlantic Sea	Spain & Africa
Malacca	Java Sea & Bay of Bengal	India & Indonesia
Palk	Bay of Bengal  & Indian Ocean	India & Sri Lanka
Magellan	South Pacific & South Atlantic	Chile
Sunda	Java Sea  & Indian Ocean	Indonesia

                              Major Lakes of the World

Largest Lake	Caspian Sea
Largest Saline water Lake	Caspian Sea
Largest Fresh water Lake	Lake Superior
Highest  Lake	Lake Titicaca
Deepest Lake	Lake Baikal
India’s Largest Lake	Chilka Lake