A tornado is a strong atmospheric vortex that originates in a cumulonimbus cloud and then reaches the surface of land …

The North Atlantic Drift (also known as the North Atlantic Current ) is a warm current in the northern Atlantic Ocean.…

The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current in the North Atlantic which begins south of the Florida peninsula and then flo…

The Persian Gulf is a large mass of sea water which lies in the Middle East, between the Arabian Peninsula and the coa…

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage of sea water between the Arabian Peninsula and a portion of the southern coas…

The abyssal plain is a large tract of flat floor on the bottom of the ocean. It extends seaward from the base of the c…

The highest mountain in South America is Mt Aconcagua, which is 6,961 m (22,841 ft) high. Not only is it the highest mo…

All three main South American river basins drain their three respective regions into the Atlantic Ocean. Those river s…

There are two types of basin in geography ; an exorheic and an endorheic basin. In an exorheic basin, the main river fl…

The Orinoco River Basin is one the three major river basins in South America, along with the Amazon, and Parana-Rio de…

The Rio de la Plata basin , also known as the River Plate Basin in British text books, is the largest fluvial system in…

Geographical features are all those natural formations of the planet Earth’s surface which form the landscapes of a co…

South Africa topography basically consists of a broad central plateau, which is surrounded by a series of escarpments …

Ocean currents are moving masses of sea water, which flows in all oceans, determining the weather patterns in coastal …

The Orinoco River is the longest and most important river of Venezuela. It is 1,550-mile (2,500 km) long. It rises on …

What influences climate ? It is a question that many people ask. Well, the weather patterns of the different regions of…