Asia: Important Facts
- It is the world’s largest continent, 13 times larger than India.
- It covers 9% of the Earth’s total surface area (or 30% of its land area), and has the longest coastline.
- It is separated from Europe by the Ural Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, the Caucasus Mountains and the strait of Dardanelles and from Africa by the Red Sea and the isthmus of Suez while Bering strait separates it from North America.
- The continent is home to the 10 highest peaks in the world.
- The Great Wall of China is the only man made structure that can be seen from space.
- Asia saw the birth of two great ancient civilisations – Harappan civilisation, and Chinese civilisation.
- Pamir Plateau is known as ‘Roof of the World’ situated in the Central Asia.
- According to the United Nations, there are 48 countries in Asia.
- Asian rivers are called ‘Cradles of Civilization’ and Asian continent is called ‘The Birthplace of All the Religion’.
- The highest rainfall in the World is received at Mawsynram near Cherapunji (new name Sohra), situated in the Khasi Hills in Meghalya.
- Important Peninsulas: Arabian Peninsula, Indo-Chinese Peninsula and Deccan Peninsula.
- Arabian Peninsula is the largest Peninsula in the World.
- Important Island groups: Andaman and Nicobar, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan.
- The five main islands of Japan are: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa
- The five main islands of Indonesia are : Sumatra, Java, Borneo (known as Kalimantan in Indonesia), Sulawesi, and the Indonesian part of New Guinea (known as Papua or Irian Jaya).
- The deepest trench of the world: Mariana Trench lies in the Pacific Ocean near Philippines.
Geographical Features of Asia
| Highest Point | Mt. Everest (8848.86 m), Nepal |
| Lowest Point | Dead Sea (392 m below sea level), Israel/Jordan |
| Largest Lake | Caspean Sea |
| Longest River | Chang Jiang (Yangtze) |
| Largest Island | Borneo |
| Mountains | Himalayan Range Karakoram Range : Lies to the north of Himalaya. Kailash Range : Located in Tibet. Tian Shan, Altai, Great Khingan Range in Central Asia. Pegu Yoma : It separates Irrawadi and Sittang river. Arakan Yoma : A range of Himalaya in Myanmar. Pamir Knot : Junction of five mountain ranges (the Sulaiman, the Hindu Kush, the Kunlun, the Karakoram and the Himalayan Range). Armenian Knot : connected to the Pamir Knot by the Elburz and the Zagros ranges. |
| Plateaus | Tibet, Yunan, Loess(China), Armenian(present in between Caspian and Black sea), Shan(Myanmar), Deccan etc. |
| Deserts | Gobi – Mongolia Takla makan – China Rub-al-Khali and Al Nafud – Saudi Arabia Dasht-I-Kavir & dasht-I-Lut – Iran Thar – India |
| Rivers | Rivers flows into Pacific ocean : Mekong, Xi Jiang, Huang Ho, Amur etc. Rivers flows into Indian Ocean : Tigris, Euphrates, the Indus, the Ganga, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween etc. Rivers flows into Arctic Ocean : three major rivers are Ob, Yenisey and Lena |
| Lakes | Caspean Sea : Largest lake of world Aral sea is in between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Lake Baikal is the deepest and largest fresh water lake by volume is in Russia Lake Toba : Indonesia Lake Akan : Japan Lake Qinghai is the largest lake of China Lake Khanka is in between Russia and China Lake Dal, Chilka, Vembanada, Pulicat etc. is in India |
| Number of Countries | 48 |
Also refer :
- Download the pdf of Important MCQs From the History Of Ancient India
- List Of Important Inscriptions In India
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- Important Facts About Australia.
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- Download the pdf of Important MCQs From the History Of Ancient India
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