Saturday, February 21, 2009

Holiday part 2: Myanmar


Myanmar is a strongly Buddhist country (cultural lens). This is Shwedagon pagoda in the capital, Yangon. it contains massive quantities of gold, which of course originated as a mineral in the lithosphere.


In this photo we are standing on the exposed and dried bed of the Irrawaddy river (hydrosphere). The river was low at this time of year due to fluctuations in the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. The monsoons hadn't arrived yet. Where are the headwaters of the Irrawaddy river located? First one to respond with the answer gets a geo-blog bonus mark.

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  1. 1 the Irrawady River(nickname iRiver)
    iRiver was mde up of 2 river, Mali and Nmai.
    Both the N'mai and Mali Rivers find their sources in the Himalaya glaciers of Northern Myanmar, in the vicinity of 28° N .
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayeyarwady_River#Source

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