🔴 SENKAKU ISLAND

- Location: Uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, between Japan, Taiwan, and China.

- Current Status:
- Japan maintains administrative control over the islands.
- China frequently challenges Japan's claims with diplomatic protests and maritime patrols.

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🟠 CASPIAN SEA

▪️It is in an endorheic basin (a basin without outflows) located between Europe and Asia.

▪️It is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, classed as the worlds largest lake or a full-fledged sea.

▪️Bordered by: Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, & Iran.

▪️Primary Inflows: Volga River, Ural River, Kura River, Terek River

▪️The fifth Caspian Summit took place in 2018 at Kazakh port city of Aktau. The leaders signed the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’

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🟠 SOUTH CHINA SEA

▪️It is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Karimata & Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan.

▪️The areas importance largely results from one-third of the worlds shipping sailing through its waters & that it is believed to hold huge oil & gas reserves beneath its seabed.

▪️River Sources: Agno, Jiulong, Mekong, Pahang, Pmpanga, Pearl, Rajang, Red.

▪️Basin Countries: Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam.

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Q. Consider the following statements regarding Dibru-Saikhowa National Park:

1. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is located in the state of Assam.
2. Approximately 36% of the park’s area has been eroded over the past 25 years due to river erosion.
3. The national park is situated at the confluence of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers.

🔴 Three Gorges Dam!