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Which of the following statements is/are incorrect? 1. Dzungarian Basin is a relatively low-lying land between the Tien Shan and Altai Range in China. 2. Ryukyu Island is an example of a submerged island. 3. The Gulf of Aden is located between Somalia and Yemen. Select the correct code from below.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect? 1. Dzungarian Basin is a relatively low-lying land between the Tien Shan and Altai Range in China. 2. Ryukyu Island is an example of a submerged island. 3. The Gulf of Aden is located between Somalia and Yemen. Select the correct code from below. Correct Answer Only 1

The correct answer is Only 1.

Key Points

  • Gulf of Aden:
    • It is located between Somalia and Yemen. Hence statement 3 is correct.
    • It is a part of the Indian Ocean.
    • It is a deep-water basin that forms a natural sea link between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.
    • The waterway is part of the important Suez Canal shipping route between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean.
    • It is also known as the Gulf of Berbera.
    • The gulf's marine life is rich in both the quantity and the variety of its species.
    • Recently it has grabbed headlines due to the ongoing Yemen civil war and the ensuing blockade of the port city of Hodeida by Saudi-led forces.
  • Ryukyu Island:
    • It is an example of a submerged island. Hence statement 2 is correct.
    • It is located between Kyushu and Taiwan.
    • It is a part of the Pacific Ocean.
    • It consists of 55 islands and islets divided into three major groups: Amami island, central Okinawa islands, and Sakishima islands.
    • These Islands have been in the news following maritime contestations between China and Japan in the East China sea
  • Dzungarian Basin:
    • Relatively low-lying land between the Tien Shan and Altai Range in Mongolia. Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
    • A sort of door between China and Mongolia in the east and Tarim lowland in the west.
    • It is a large steppe and semi-desert basin surrounded by high mountains.
    • Wheat, barley oats, and sugar beets are grown and cattle, sheep, and horses are raised.
    • It has deposits of coal, iron, and gold as well as large oil fields.
    • The fields are irrigated with melted snow from the permanently white-capped mountains. 
    • It has been in news, as a region of interest because of its relation with the Xinjiang province of China where Uighurs are persecuted.

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