Category 14 · International Relations & Places in News
Places in the News – International Geographical Features
12 micro topics in International Relations & Places in News for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Strait of Hormuz; Strait of Malacca; and 10 more.
-
14.1
Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran in the north and Oman's Musandam peninsula in the south that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is…
-
14.2
Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that connects the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea and the Pacific. It…
-
14.3
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, about 193 kilometres long, that connects the Mediterranean Sea at Port Said with the Red Sea at Suez, and so provides the shortest sea route between…
-
14.4
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway about 82 kilometres long across the Isthmus of Panama that links the Atlantic Ocean, through the Caribbean Sea, with the Pacific Ocean. It was opened on 15 August 1914…
-
14.5
Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
The Red Sea is a narrow, salty inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, about 2,250 kilometres long, that links to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal in the north and to…
-
14.6
Taiwan Strait
The Taiwan Strait is a stretch of the Pacific between mainland China's Fujian province and the island of Taiwan, about 350 kilometres long and between 130 and 180 kilometres wide. It links the East China Sea…
-
14.7
South China Sea and Its Disputed Islands (Spratly, Paracel)
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the western Pacific of about 3.5 million square kilometres, bordered by China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore. Its disputed features include the Spratly…
-
14.8
Arctic Region and Its Strategic Importance
The Arctic is the region around the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle at about 66.5 degrees north, consisting mostly of the Arctic Ocean, of about 14 million square kilometres, surrounded by the northern parts…
-
14.9
Antarctica and the Antarctic Treaty System
Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, covering about 14.2 million square kilometres around the South Pole, almost entirely under an ice sheet up to 4.8 kilometres thick, and it holds about 70 per cent of the world's…
-
14.10
Indo-Pacific Region as a Geopolitical Construct
The Indo-Pacific is a geopolitical construct that treats the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean as one connected strategic space, stretching from the east coast of Africa to the west coast of the…
-
14.11
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, also called the Arabian Gulf in Arab countries, is a shallow marginal sea of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, about 251,000 square kilometres in area and about 990 kilometres…
-
14.12
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is the peninsula in northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden, south of the Red Sea, and it is named for its shape like a rhinoceros…
← All International Relations & Places in News categories
Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Places in the News – International Geographical Features?
Places in the News – International Geographical Features has 12 micro topics in International Relations & Places in News: Strait of Hormuz; Strait of Malacca; Suez Canal; Panama Canal; Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait; Taiwan Strait; South China Sea and Its Disputed Islands (Spratly, Paracel); Arctic Region and Its Strategic Importance; Antarctica and the Antarctic Treaty System; Indo-Pacific Region as a Geopolitical Construct; Persian Gulf; Horn of Africa.
Is Places in the News – International Geographical Features important for UPSC Prelims?
Places in the News – International Geographical Features is a part of the UPSC Prelims International Relations & Places in News syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 12 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.