Lecture 10
Rivers and Dams,
Newspaper Agencies of World
Famous Personalities
Sr. Name
No
1 Sepik River
2 Mississippi River
3 River Volga
4 Zambezi river
5 Mekong river
6 Ganges River
7 Danube River
8 Yangtze River
Counrty of origin
The Sepik River is the longest river on the island
of New Guinea. The river originates in the Victor
Emanuel Range in the central highlands of Papua
New Guinea
Mississippi River is the largest river system in the
United States and North America. The river
originates at Lake Itasca, and empties below New
Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico
The Volga is the longest river in Europe and one
of Russia’s most important rivers. Out of the 20
largest cities of Russia, 11, including its capital
Moscow, are situated in the Volga’s drainage
basin. It originates from Valday Hills northwest of
Moscow
Zambezi river is the fourth-longest river in Africa.
The river rises in a black wetland in north-western
Zambia and flows through Angola, it empties into
the Indian Ocean
The Mekong river is the 12th longest river in the
world with an estimated length of 4,350 km (2,703
miles),. From the Tibetan Plateau
The 2,510 km (1,560 miles) Ganges originates in
the western Himalayas in India, and drains into
the Sunderbans delta in the Bay of Bengal.
The Danube is in Europe and the continent’s
second longest river after the Volga. forms a part
of the borders of 10 European countries. It
originates in the Black Forest in Germany
One of the most important rivers in the world, the
Yangtze River is the longest river in China, and
the third-longest in the world. The river is about
6300 km long. Three Gorges Dam, is the largest
hydro-electric power station in the world.
9 River Nile The Nile is the longest river in the world,
stretching north for 6,650 km (4,132 miles). The
Nile has two major tributaries, the White Nile and
Blue Nile. The White Nile rises in the Great Lakes
region of central Africa while the Blue Nile starts
at Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
10 Amazon River At approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) the
Amazon River is the largest river by volume,
second longest river in the world, emptying into
the Atlantic Ocean.
11 Terbela Dam Pakistan, 1976 (3478 MW)
12 Fort Peck Dam USA, 1940 (185 MW)
13 Aswan Dam Egypy ,1970 (2100 MW)
14 Three Gorges China, 2008 (22500 MW)
15 Mangla Dam Pakistan, 1967 (1150 MW)
16 Guri Dam Venzuella 1978 (10235 MW)
17 Hirakud Dam India 1957 (347 MW)
18 Ataturk Dam Turky, 1990 (2400 MW)
19 Nurek Dam Tajikstan ,1980 (3015 MW)
20 Samara Dam Russia, 1955 (84 MW)

Famous News Agencies of the world

Sr. No. Name of News paper Headquarter Country
1 Australian United Press Melbourne Australia
2 Reuters London Britain
3 Xinhua News Agency Beijing China
4 Agents France Presse (AFP) Paris France
5 Deutsche Presse Agentur Hamburg Germany
6 United News of India New Delhi India
7 Press Trust of India Mumbai India
8 ANTARA Jakarta Indonesia
9 Islamic Republic News Agency Tehran Iran
10 Mehr News Agency Tehran Iran
11 Inter Press Service Rome Italy
13 ANSA Rome Italy
14 Kyodo Tokyo Japan
15 Bernama Wasima Bernama Malaysia
16 Associated Press of Pakistan Islamabad Pakistan
17 Pakistan Press International Karachi Pakistan
 18 Al Jazeera Doha Qatar
19 ITAR TASS Russian Empire Russia
20 RIA Novosti Moscow Russia
21 Saudi Press Agency Riyadh Saudi Arabia
22 Pan African News Agency Dakar Senegal
23 United Press International New York U.S.A
24 Associated Press New York US..A
1. Lake Baikal (Russia)
This lake is located in the Republic of Buryatia (in Russia's Irkutsk province).
Lake Baikal holds two impressive records: It has the largest water volume of any
continental lake on the planet, and it is the world's deepest lake. On a rough estimate,
this lake provides 20% of the world’s fresh water.
Depth Surface Area Volume

1,741 31,494 sq km 22,995 cu km (18,760 cu mi)

meters (12,160 sq mi)
(5,315
feet)

2. Lough Neagh (Ireland)

Lough Neagh is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. It is the largest lake in the British
Isles, and one of the 40 largest lakes in Europe. It covers an area of 381.74 square
kilometers, which is approximately 147.39 square miles.
3. Caspian Sea (Russia and Iran)
The Caspian Sea, named after the Kaspi peoples who used to live in Transcaucasia, is
an oceanic lake in central Asia. This lake is in both Russia and Iran. We've all heard of
the Caspian Sea, but many people might not know that it's not a sea at all. In fact, it is
an oceanic lake.
According to area and depth, it is the world’s largest lake and the third deepest.
Surface
Depth Volume
Area

1,025 371,000 78,200 cu km (18,760 cu mi)

meters sq km
(3,363 (143,244
feet) sq mi)

4. Lake Tanganyika (Africa)

Tanganyika is a freshwater lake in Africa. According to estimates, this lake is the
second deepest, fifth largest, and third greatest (in terms of volume) in the world.
 This lake makes a boundary between Tanzania and Congo. It also divides eastern and
western Africa.
Surface
Depth Volume
Area

1,471 32,893 17,800 cu km (4,270 cu mi)

meters sq km
(4,825 feet) (12,700
sq mi)

5. Lake Superior (North America)

Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes. To the south, it is bounded by Michigan
and Wisconsin, and to the north, it is bounded by Minnesota and the Canadian province
of Ontario.
In terms of surface area, this lake is considered one of the planet's largest freshwater
lakes. It has a volume of 12,100 cubic kilometers, which is approximately 2,903 cubic
miles.

6. Loch Lomond (Scotland)

This freshwater lake is in the highlands and is the largest of all Scottish lakes. The
famous Inchmurrin, the largest freshwater island in the British Isles, is in this lake.
For the people of Scotland, especially those from Glasgow, this is a pure leisure
destination. It covers an area of 71.12 square kilometers (27.46 square miles).
7. Lake Victoria (Africa)
Lake Victoria is the largest reservoir feeding the river Nile. Victoria is one of the African
Great Lakes. It is also known as Victoria Nyanza, Sango, Lolwe, and Nalubalee. This
lake is mainly in Uganda and Tanzania, but a small part of it is in Kenya. The area of
Lake Victoria is 69,485 square kilometers (26,828 square miles).
Lake Victoria is home to more than 200 species of fish, among which tilapia is the most
important from an economic point of view.
8. Loch Ness (Scotland)
This lake has the largest volume of fresh water in Great Britain and contains more fresh
water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined. At some points, it is deeper
than London’s BT Tower, with a depth of 230 meters (755 feet). It is the second-deepest
lake in Great Britain (Loch Morar comes in first).
The surface area of this lake is almost 56.64 square kilometers (21.87 square miles).
Like many other lakes in Scotland, Loch Ness is also said to have some aquatic
monsters in it.

9. Great Slave Lake (Canada)

Great Slave is the second-largest freshwater lake in Canada, after Great Bear Lake. It is
located in the Northwest Territories. This lake has a depth of 614 meters (approximately
2,015 feet). It is the deepest lake in North America and one of the top 10 deepest lakes
in the world.
This lake is named after the Slavey people—an American Indian group in the region.
This lake has a small fishing industry for trout and whitefish and has many small islands
in it.

10. Lake Malawi (Africa)

Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa, is in East Africa. It is the third largest of the
African Great Lakes (also called the East African Rift Valley Lakes). The volume of this
lake is 8,400 cubic kilometers(approximately 2,015 cubic miles).
In 1616, a Portuguese man named Casper Boccaro reported this lake. The first person
to reach this lake from the south was a British explorer named David Li

Famous Personalities
1. Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009) American musician
2. Madonna (1958 – ) American musician, actress, author
3. Mata Hari (1876 – 1917) Dutch exotic dancer, executed as spy
4. Cleopatra (69 – 30 BCE) Queen of Egypt
5. Grace Kelly (1929 – 1982) American actress, Princess of Monaco\
6. Malala Yousafzai (1997 – ) Pakistani human rights activist
7. Steve Jobs (1955 – 2012) co-founder of Apple computers
8. Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) US President 1981-1989
9. Lionel Messi (1987 – ) Argentinian footballer
10. Roger Federer (1981 – ) Swiss Tennis player
11. Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939) Austrian psychoanalyst
12. Woodrow Wilson (1856 – 1924) US president 1913 – 1921
13. Mao Zedong (1893 – 1976) Leader of Chinese Communist revolution
Continents of world ( E-NAASAA)
E EUROPE 44
N NORTH AMERICA 23

A AFRICA 54
A ASIA 50
S SOUTH AMERICA 12
A AUSTRALIA 14
A ANTARCTICA 0 (Comprise of 7 nations)