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Angel Falls (Salto Ángel) in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. The falls are 3230 feet in height, with an uninterrupted drop of 2647 feet. Angel Falls is located on a tributary of the Rio Caroni.

A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called Lagoon. Lagoon is a relief feature in which shallow water body is separated from larger water body by barrier island or reef.

The Nile is credited as the longest river in the world. Its main source is Lake Victoria in east central Africa. From its farthest stream in Burundi, it extends 6,695 km (4,160 miles) in length.

The Volga River is the longest river in Europe. Its basin lies entirely within the Russian federation. It is often called Mother Volga by the Russians.

Gulf stream and Labrador of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land. The Gulf Stream reaches Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the cold Labrador Current that flows from the north separates it from the coast.

The biggest island at the tip of South America is the Tierra Del Fuego Island. Located at the southern tip of South America, the Tierra Del Fuego archipelago includes one large island (18,571 sq miles, 48,100 sq km) in size, and a series of smaller ones.

Kirghiz group of people changes their house types according to seasons.

A strait lies between two land masses and connects two larger bodies of water, an isthmus lies between two bodies of water and connects two larger land masses. e.g. Palk Strait connects Gulf of Mannar & Bay of Bengal.

Gorge and Meander features are formed by the river in its upper course.

Four oceans smallest to the biggest in terms of area are Arctic, Indian, Atlantic and Pacific. The Arctic Ocean occupies a roughly circular basin and covers an area of about 14,056,000 km2 (5,427,000 sq mi), almost the size of Antarctica. Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km). The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 square kilometers (41,100,000 square miles). The Pacific Ocean encompasses approximately one-third of the Earth's surface, having an area of 165,200,000 km2 (63,800,000 sq mi).