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प्रश्न
Write a note on the Island Chains of Asia.
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उत्तर
A series of island chains lies to the east and south-east of mainland Asia forming archipelagoes (the group of islands) in an arc shape. The islands from the tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean are the Kuril Islands, the Japanese Islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu), Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, and the Indonesian Islands. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the Lakshadweep Islands are in South Asia.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether the following is true or false:
Most of the Asian countries gained independence only after World War I.
Answer the following question in brief:
What do you understand by the term ‘archipelago ? Give two examples from the Pacific Ocean.
Name the following (in Asia):
Highest elevation
Name the following (in Asia):
Highest Plateau
Name the following (in Asia):
Deepest sea
Name the following (in Asia):
Longest strait
Name the following (in Asia):
Coldest Place
What makes Asia a continent of contrasts?
Fill in the blank:
Together with Europe, Asia is called ______.
Fill in the blank:
USSR broke up into several independent republics in 1991, some of which are in ______ and some in Asia now.
