Hydrosphere - Study Mode
[#156] The highest lake above the sea level in the world is ________
Correct Answer
(D) Lake Titicaca
Explanation
Solution: The highest commercially navigable lake is Lake Titicaca, which lies in the Altiplano at a height of 3,810 m (12,500 ft) above sea level on the Andean border between Peru and Bolivia.
[#157] The longest inland waterways in the world is ________
Correct Answer
(A) Mississippi river system
Explanation
Solution: Mississippi River, the longest river of North America, draining with its major tributaries an area of approximately 1.2 million square miles (3.1 million square km), or about one-eighth of the entire continent.
[#158] The largest and the busiest inland waterways in the world is ________
Correct Answer
(C) The Great Lakes and the rivers St. Lawrence in U.SA
Explanation
Solution: The largest and the busiest inland waterways in the world is The Great Lakes and the rivers St. Lawrence in U.S.A. The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system, the other half of the midcontinental inland waterway, is connected to the Mississippi–Ohio via Chicago by canals and the Illinois River.
[#159] The largest island in the Indian Ocean is ________
Correct Answer
(A) Madagascar
Explanation
Solution: Madagascar is the largest island with an area of about 226,658 square miles. Madagascar is located in the Indian Ocean 250 miles off the eastern coast of Africa across the Mozambique Channel, just south of the equator.
[#160] The World's largest shipping canal is ________
Correct Answer
(A) Suez in Egypt
Explanation
Solution: Longest Canal in World is Suez Canal. The Suez Canal, located in Egypt, is a 101 mile (163 km) long canal.