80% of our planet is made up of water and when that 80% of planet gets dirty then our whole planet is getting dirty.  Well, you don’t like to clean up the litter, but if you don’t then you are harming the water animal like the cute clown fish.

The most troubled animal because of, water getting dirty is, the sea turtle. They get stuck in a plastic bag which troubles them in having proper growth. Now, are you concerned? Let’s know how water bodies get dirty.

Whenever you throw chips packet or chocolate wrapper in water bodies, such as river, it dirties the river and this travels to the sea and fishes get stuck in it.  Whenever you wash clothes in river, you are adding harmful chemical in the river, here, you again harm sea animals.

Dumping from factory and oil spills is also making our water dirty.

Worrisome facts

The great pacific garbage patch is spread across 1.6 million Sq kilometres, which makes about half the size of India.

Ocean pollution kills one million birds each year.

Discarded fishing nets kill approximately 300,000 dolphins and tortoises every year. The dolphins and tortoises get tangled in the nets and die.

There are dead zones in the oceans that have been created by pollution making life in those zones impossible for marine or plant life.

A bird in ocean water polluted because of oil spill

Maritime trade and increasing shipping activity also release toxic material into the waters, leading to the death of aquatic animals like dolphins, fish, and whales.

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What comes to your mind when you hear the name ‘Egypt’? Pyramids, mummies and desert. What if we told you that this area has a river which is not only the main river for Egypt but also the longest river in the world. Want to know more about it? Let’s find out.

The Nile River is located in the continent of Africa. It begins in the country of Burundi, flows all the way through Egypt and eventually empties out into the Mediterranean Sea.

The Nile is often associated with Egypt, but in fact, it flows through 11 countries: Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt. (Globe time!!!)

This mighty river has two main tributaries (branches, or smaller rivers or streams) which meet to form ‘the Nile’. One tributary is called the White Nile and the other is called the Blue Nile.

The Nile has been an important source of life for people of Egypt. They relied on it for fresh water, food and transportation. It also provided them with fertile land to farm on.

Fun Facts

👉 The name of the river comes from the Greek word ‘neilos’ which means ‘river’.

👉 It is over 4,000 miles long, which is even longer than the entire distance across the United States!

👉 Egypt is called ‘The Gift of Nile’ as most of Egypt is desert, but along the Nile River, the soil was perfect for growing crops.

👉 The Ancient Egyptians called the river ‘Ar’ or ‘Aur’ which means ‘black’. This is because each time the river flooded, it left black sediment along the river banks!

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What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘waterfall’?  Niagara Falls, right? Well, that is a beautiful place but what if we told you that there is another place which is as mesmerizing😍 as the Niagara Falls? Let’s find out about it.

Angel Falls is located in Canaima National Park in the country of Venezuela. (Globe🌎 time!!!) It flows from the Churun River and falls over the edge of Auyantepui mountain.⛰

The word Churun means ‘thunder’⚡ in the native language of Pemon, and Auyantepui means ‘Devil’s House.‘ As you can imagine, the waterfall here creates a thundering sound.😮

This waterfall is named after an American aviator – Jimmie Angel. He was the first person to fly over the falls🛩 in the mid 20th century. His plane crashed at the top of the waterfall and it took him, along with his wife, 11 days to walk out of the jungle.🌴

Fun Facts

👉Angel Falls is the Earth’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall, at 979 meters high. That’s almost three times taller than the Eiffel Tower.😳

👉Under certain conditions, tiny water drop splashes can be felt a mile away from the waterfall.

👉During the warmer and drier seasons, the water of these falls evaporates even before touching the ground.😱

👉 Disney made a movie🎥 in 2009 called UP. It was an animated movie that called the falls Paradise Falls instead of Angel Falls. The falls have also been featured in the 2015 movie Point Break and 1990s film Arachnophobia.

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Australia a land which is famous for world’s best hoppers, kangaroos and cute & calm koala bears. But do you know this land is equally famous for having the most famous performing arts center on Earth, The Sydney Opera House.

It is located at the harbor in Sydney. The architecture of the building also symbolizes the sails of a ship.

The Sydney Opera House was built in 1973 and was designed by Danish architect, Jørn Utzon who won an international competition to design it.

FUN FACTS: –

1. It contains one of the world’s largest organs – it has 10,000 pipes.

2. There are 3000 performances each year which are seen by 10 million+ visitors.
3. The Sydney Opera House made it to the list of 20 New Wonder of the World, but could make it to the last 7.

4. In 1997, a French climber climbed all the way to the top of the Sydney Opera House, with no ropes or safety devices, and using only his hands and feet.

5. The venue has also hosted wrestling events and rock concerts, in addition to opera. Arnold Schwarzenegger (‘The Terminator’) once appeared at the Opera House, during a 1980 body building championship.

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