Correct Answer : Indian Ocean
Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean, 1500 km west of the Australian mainland and 2600 km from Perth. Although it is an Australian territory, Christmas Island's nearest neighbour is Indonesia, which lies about 350 km to the north.
Correct Answer : Katmai of Alaska
The valley was created in 1912 by the eruption of the Novarupta and Mount Katmai volcanoes. Its name derives from the myriad fumaroles (fissures spouting smoke, gas, and steam) that developed in the valley floor. Covering about 56 square miles (145 square km), it is now a part of Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Correct Answer : Bhutan
The Jigme Dorji National Park is the second-largest National Park of Bhutan. The park provides sanctuary for 37 known species of mammals including several endangered, threatened or vulnerable species, such as the takin, snow leopard, clouded leopard, Bengal tiger, bharal or Himalayan blue sheep, etc. It is also home to the Indian leopard, serow, sambar, barking deer, goral, marmot, pika and more than 300 species of birds. It is also the only park in Bhutan where the national animal (takin), flower (blue poppy), bird (raven) and tree (cypress) exist together.
Correct Answer : westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south
The absence of a landmass within these latitudes in the southern hemisphere eliminate friction and lends force to these winds and hence derives the name
Correct Answer : lagoons
Lakes formed due to marine deposits are Lagoons. action of wind & waves may isolate lagoons along the coasts, enclosed by narrow spit of land known as lagoon lakes. Lagoonis a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.
Correct Answer : Thimphu
Correct Answer : Sun
Correct Answer : Malaysia
The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. The currency abbreviation for the currency is RM, and the currency code is MYR.
Correct Answer : Illinois
Correct Answer : Hot-Wet Equatorial region
In high plateaus of the Hot Wet Equatorial Region the temperature is very much lower and so the "Ecuador type' of climate develops typically on the high plateau of Ecuador at an elevation of about 2430 to 3050 meter. Because of the pleasant average temperature of, 13oC. This is described as the "Land of eternal spring".
