Geographical Studies the Punjab, the Tsingy, Camiguin, Saharan Mountains, Etc.

By Daniel Zimmermann

In this e-book, you will learn about the geography of the nation of Georgia, the Dai people of China, the Tsingy of Madagascar, the caves of the Ozarks, the mountains of the Sahara Desert, the Punjab of India and Pakistan, the Philippine city of Baguio, the Ilocano culture of Luzon, and the Banaue rice terraces. There is also an article identifying the largest lakes and inland seas in the world. Two articles explain French place names that occur in Louisiana and Minnesota.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Mar 3, 2019
• ISBN: 9780359477890

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Geographical Studies the Punjab, the Tsingy, Camiguin, Saharan Mountains, Etc.

Geographical Studies: the Punjab, the Tsingy, Camiguin, Saharan Mountains, etc.

By Daniel Zimmermann

Largest Lakes and Inland Seas

Caspian Sea

The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea could almost be classified as inland seas. They are almost completely surrounded by land. In fact, Mediterranean Sea means sea in the middle of land. However, rightly or wrongly, they are generally excluded from consideration. It is generally agreed that the Caspian Sea is the largest inland sea. Its surface area is roughly 143,000 square miles. Its exact size has varied over the centuries.

The Caspian Sea has no outlet to any ocean. Since the elevation of the Caspian Sea is below sea level, no waters would flow out of the Caspian, even if it were connected to the Black Sea or to the Mediterranean. On the contrary, more water would flow into the Caspian.

The Caspian Sea is bounded by Iran on the south, Russia toward the northwest, Azerbaijan to the west, Kazakhstan to the north and east, and Turkmenistan to the east.

Lake Superior

Lake Superior is considerably smaller than the Caspian Sea, but it is larger than any other freshwater lake. Its surface area covers approximately 31,700 square miles.

Lake Superior is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded by the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota plus the Canadian province of Ontario.

The excess waters of Lake Superior flow through the St. Marys River to Lake Huron and eventually reach the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is the next largest lake. Its surface area is about 26,830 square miles.

Lake Victoria lies in equatorial Africa. The country of Uganda borders it on the west, while Kenya and Tanzania enjoy its eastern shores. Its waters flow into the Mediterranean Sea by means of the Nile River.

The lake is named after Queen Victoria, who was the English monarch at the time when John Hanning Speke, a British subject, became the first European to look upon its magnificent waters.

Lake Huron

The surface of the earth is constantly changing, and this sometimes affects the relative size of its lakes. At one time, the Aral Sea was the fourth largest inland body of water. However, its waters are shallow, and it has shrunk drastically in size in recent years.

For this reason, Lake Huron now occupies fourth place among the inland waters of the world. Its surface area is about 23,000 square miles.

Like Lake Superior, Lake Huron is one of the Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded by the state of Michigan on the south and the Canadian province of Ontario on the north.

The name of Lake Huron honors the Huron Indians of North America.

Excess waters leave the lake via the St. Clair River. They flow into Lake St. Clair, and from there they proceed to Lake Erie via the Detroit River.

Lake Michigan

Of the five Great Lakes, Lake Michigan is the only one that lies entirely within United States territory. Wisconsin enjoys its western coastline; Michigan lies to the east. Illinois and Indiana share the southern coastline.

The surface area of Lake Michigan is about 22,300 square miles. This makes it the fifth largest inland body of water in the world.

The excess waters of Lake Michigan flow into Lake Huron through the Straits of Mackinac.

The name of the lake comes from an Indian phrase meaning big water, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Lake Tanganyika

The sixth spot is occupied by another African lake called Lake Tanganyika. Its surface area is about 12,700 square miles. In addition, it is the second deepest lake in the world. It lies in the Great Rift Valley.

The lion's share of the western coast of Lake Tanganyika belongs to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while Zambia lies to the southwest and the south of the lake. Burundi occupies the lands to the northeast, while the greater part of the eastern coast belongs