# Important points in Geography to be memorized before Entrance Exams (Written by NM Mishra on the behalf of Brilliant Academy of Learning Pvt Ltd on 10/05/2020#
https://www.brilliantacademyoflearning.com/ssc-coaching-in-delhi.html 1. .One degree Latitude is nearly 111 Km. 2. One degree Longitude is equal to 4 minutes. 3.Most of Iron deposits in India are found in Dharwar Rocks. 4. Ring of Fire refers to Circum Pacific Seismic Belt. 5. Andaman and Nicobar is called Black Water. 6.Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait separates India and Sri Lanka. 7. Regur refers to Black Soil. Black Soil is very good for production of Cotton. 8. Andamans is a group of 204 islands and are extensions of Mountain System of North East India. The largest Island is Middle Andaman. Saddle Peak in North Andaman is the highest peak. Port Blair is located on South Andaman. Cellular Jail is in Port Blair. 9. The Nicobars is a group of 19 islands of which the largest is Great Nicobar. Most of them are volcanic in nature. 10. Ten degree channel separates Little Andaman from Car Nicobar. 11. Duncan Passage lies between south Andaman and Little Andaman. 12. Nine degree Channel sepa...