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The largest bird of India, the sarus crane (Grus antigone) is known for its size, majestic flight, and lifetime pairing. 57 Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 527 Gulf of Mannar is located at the south-eastern tip of India in the state of Tamil Nadu . It is one of the most biologically diverse regions in India ...
Castle Geyser, Yellowstone. This is a list of notable geysers, a type of erupting hot spring. ... This page was last edited on 17 November 2024, at 16:26 (UTC).
The hot spring water has a pH of 7.3 to 7.6 and is considered slightly alkaline. The spring water is carbonated, and CO2 gas percolates from the springs. The water contains sodium, calcium, chloride with small amounts of magnesium; analysis shows the spring water is of the Na-Ca-HCO3-Cl type.
Geo-tourism: Best-preserved and most complete Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in India. Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period caused sudden extinction of the large vertebrates, plankton and many tropical invertebrates. [8] 4 Majuli: Majuli island Majuli district: Assam
The first significant tourism in the Waimangu Valley area started with the eruptions of the Waimangu Geyser in 1900. Day trip visitors from Rotorua were keen to see the geyser erupting reportedly up to 460 metres (1,510 ft) high until its cessation in late 1904. A tourist trip called the "Round Trip" ran from the summer of 1902–1903.
On occasion of 75 years of the Independence of India, the Ministry of Jal Shakti constituted a committee to identify the heritage water sites.Total 421 nominations were received from the states, union territories, central government agencies and people.
Location Type Height Length No. of Gates Storage capacity (tmcft) Reservoir Area (km2) Year of Completion Purpose Dowleswaram Barrage: Godavari River: Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh: Barrage: 4.572 m (15 ft) 5,837 m (19,150 ft) 186: 5.14 tmcft (including dead storage) 63.5 km2: 1850: Irrigation & Water supply: Jalaput Dam ...
Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall lava dome, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about 50 metres (160 ft) to the south. [5] The Strokkur geyser may be confused with it, and the geothermal field it is in is known usually as either, Geysir or Haukadalur.