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Know Your World
For more detailed information see  Physical Features

There are many famous things or monuments on this planet which you must know as what are they and where are they located at. See the list below and find out which are they and for how many you can identify their location.

Dead Sea
Located in Palestine. Dead Sea is not a sea in reality, it is a Lake. It is so high in salt content, hence its water is so heavy, that the human body can float easily. You can almost lie down and read a book on its waters. The salt in the Dead Sea is as high as 35% - almost 10 times the normal ocean water. And all that saltiness has meant that there is no life at all in the Dead Sea. No fish. No vegetation. No sea animals. Nothing can live in the Dead Sea. And hence the name: Dead Sea.

Niagara Falls
Located on the Northern side of New York State in USA. It is famous for the greatest volume of its water it discharges from the Buffalo River.

Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum, or simply known as Louvre is located in Paris. It is one of the largest museums of the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, France is located on the River Seine. Nearly 35,000 objects in the area of 652,300 square feet, The world's most visited museum.

Disney World
Disney World is the most famous theme park created for children by Walt Disney in Florida, USA. Its main character is Mickey Mouse. After that a similar theme park was also opened with the name of Disney Land in California, USA.

Hollywood
Hollywood is the most known film making place of the USA located in California.

Colosseum
Colosseum is the famous elliptical amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. Built with concrete and stone it was the largest amphitheater of he Roman Empire and is considered the greatest work of Roman architecture and engineering. It is still the largest amphitheater in the world. Although it is partially ruined but still is the most visited place in Rome. Built in 70-80 AD. It can hold anywhere between 50,000 to 80,000 spectators.

City With Canals
Florence, Italy is called the City With Canals because there the canals are spread as a network in the city., and the canals are used as the system of transport.

Victoria Albert Museum
Located in London

Buckingham Palace
Located in London. The royal palace for its King.

Kremlin
Known also as the Moscow Kremlin, located in the heart of Moscow, Russia. It includes five palaces, four Cathedrals and the enclosing Kremlin wall with Kremlin towers. It serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.

London Bridge
Located in London, UK. Built over River Thames.

Five Great Lakes
These five Great Lakes are fresh water lakes and are situated in North-eastern part of North America and on the Canada and North American border. They are the largest fresh water lakes.  Each of the lake's shoreline covers about 17,000 km (10,500 mi.) roughly the distance of almost half the Earth's equator. They are Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Lake Huron.

Big Ben
Located in London, UK. Big Ben is actually the name of the largest bell inside the London clock tower, not of the clock itself.

Eiffel Tower
Originally built as a communication tower in Paris, France.

Leaning Tower
Located in Pisa, Italy. This 6-storyed tower is leaned on one side. It was a wonder of the world at one time.

Hanging Gardens
Located in Babylon.

Himalaya Mountains
Located in the North of India. The highest mountain range in the world.

River Amazon
Located in South America

River Mississippi
Located in USA.

River Nile
Originated from Lake Tana in Tanzania falling in Mediterranean Sea.

River Ganges
Located in India. Originated from Himalaya Mountains and falling in Bay of Bengal.

River Hwang Ho
This River is in China. It brings so much flood every year that it brings a lot of destruction in the country.

 

 

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