Category Archives: Landforms

Limestone

Limestone is an organic, sedimentary rock.It was formed from the remains of tiny shells and micro-skeletons deposited on the sea bed. They were compressed to form solid rock. Limestone is made up of calcium carbonate and reacts with diluted hydrochloric … Continue reading

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Amazing places around the world

Lencois Maranhenses – A desert with lagoons Located in the State of Maranhao, on the north shore of Brazil, the Lenois Maranhenses National Park is an area of about 300 square kms of blinding white dunes and deep blue lagoons, … Continue reading

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Images of Eath Distorted by Earthquakes

Earthquakes are often imagined as opening up large gaps in the land, sinking islands and the such. It is much harder in real life to see this change. NASA has recently released the first ever airborne radar images of the … Continue reading

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Climate change puts an end to India-Bangladesh island dispute

Once a flashpoint in India-Bangladesh ties, the New Moore Island or Purbasha in the Bay of Bengal, which Dhaka called the South Talpatti, has ceased to exist, consumed by the rising sea. This was announced by the School of Oceanographic … Continue reading

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