UPSC Places in News Simplified in 2 Minutes | UPSC

Описание: Let’s do a smart geography revision — west to east, covering the most important places in news you need for UPSC and other competitive exams 🌍.

We begin in South America with Venezuela, recently in news due to US military strikes. Located on the northern coast, it showcases classic geographical diversity — from the Andes Mountains and Llanos plains to the Guiana Highlands, with the Orinoco River and Lake Maracaibo shaping its oil-rich yet crisis-hit economy.

Moving north, we reach Greenland, the world’s largest island — geographically part of North America but politically linked to Denmark. Surrounded by multiple Arctic and Atlantic water bodies, it also hosts the strategically important Thule Air Base, highlighting its Cold War and present-day relevance.

In Europe, the Baltic Sea grabs attention due to undersea cable security concerns. As the world’s largest brackish water body, it borders nine countries — a classic prelims favourite. Alongside this, the Weimar Triangle emerges as a key geopolitical grouping of France, Germany, and Poland, especially significant as India participates for the first time.

Shifting to Africa, Somaliland stands out — a self-declared state in the Horn of Africa, now recognised by Israel. Its location near critical maritime routes enhances its geopolitical importance. Nearby lies the Red Sea, a vital link between Africa and Asia, connected to the Indian Ocean via the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and sitting on an active tectonic rift — a future ocean in the making 🌋.

Back home in India 🇮🇳, we revise Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary in Bihar — the state’s largest sanctuary and a proposed Tiger Reserve — and Dong Village in Arunachal Pradesh, where India’s first sunrise occurs along the Lohit River, a Brahmaputra tributary.

Finally, we end in Australia and Antarctica. Victoria in south-eastern Australia showcases diverse physical geography — from the River Murray and Great Dividing Range to the Mallee region and Gippsland Plains. And at the southern extreme lies the Thwaites Glacier, the infamous “Doomsday Glacier”, whose destabilisation could dramatically raise global sea levels 🌊.

Perfect for UPSC Prelims revision, Mains enrichment, and map-based questions — because geography in current affairs is where marks are made 📌.
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