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Geo Features Of South East Asia And Oceania

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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MEKONG RIVER

  • 12 longest river in the world
  • Its source is the Lasagongma Spring in Mount Guozongmucha
  • Cambodians heavily rely on the Mekong River for their food supply
  • About 60 million people live in the Mekong River basin.
Photo by International Rivers
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SALWEEN RIVER

  • Supports over 10 million people
  • One of the region’s last largely free-flowing rivers
  • Length of 2400km, Salween River is one of the longest rivers in the region
  • Flows through narrow, deep gorges between high hills
Photo by MsNina
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GREAT BARRIER REEF

  • Has more 1,500 species of fish
  • Approximately 400 species of coral
  • Worlds largest coral reef
  • A 1,250 chain of more than 2,500 reefs
Photo by eutrophication&hypoxia
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GREAT DIVIDING RANGE

  • It comprises a series of plateaus and low mountain ranges
  • The range begins in the north on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
  • Average elevation is 2,000–3,000 feet
  • Divides the East coast from the Outback
Photo by niiicedave
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SOUTHERN ALPS

  • Extending along much of the South Island
  • Highest point is Mount Cook
  • Developed 30 million years ago
  • A young mountain range
Photo by astronomy_blog
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SOLOMON ISLANDS

  • Contain 900 smaller volcanic islands
  • Six major islands
  • One of the poorest countries of the South Pacific
  • Self governed since 1976
Photo by rapidtravelchai
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NEW BRITAIN

  • A volcanic island
  • Part of the Bismarck Archipelago
  • Part of Papua New Guinea
  • Visited and named by the English explorer William Dampier in 1700
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SOCIETY ISLANDS

  • Part of French Polynesia
  • Two clusters of volcanic and coral islands lying in a 450-mi chain
  • Only eight of the islands are inhabited.
  • visited in 1767 by the English navigator Samuel Wallis
Photo by Steve Corey
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TRANSANTARCTIC RANGE

  • One of the longest mountain range in the world
  • extend from the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula to Cape Adar
  • The rocks include mostly a light, buff-colored sandstone-the Beacon Sandstone
  • It divides East and West Antarctica
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STRAIT OF MALACCA

  • More than 50,000 vessels per year transit the strait
  • It's the shortest sea route between three of the world's most populous countries
  • It's considered to be the key choke point in Asia
  • It has narrow channels, shallow reefs, thousands of tiny get-away islands, and slow traffic

Jake Janzen