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Geographical Changes in 10000 years

Can you answer these questions on geographical features that have changed in the last 10000 years?
Most are estimates.
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Last updated: January 10, 2026
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Gulf that was formed 9000~ years ago by the flooding of the Strait of Hormuz.
Persian Gulf
Large African desert that was formed about 8000~ years ago from changes in the monsoon cycles.
Sahara
Lake on the edge of that desert that, at that time was the largest lake in the world, about 2000 times bigger than today.
Lake Mega Chad
Large island that was separated from India, believed to have happened in a cyclone in 1480.
Sri Lanka
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Strait that was breached to form the Black Sea 8000~ years ago, its debated on how it happened to this day.
Strait of Bosphorus
Island in the Aral Sea in 2001~ that briefly became the second largest lake island before the drying up of the Aral sea.
Vozrozhdeniya
Landmass that connected the Indochinese peninsula with several major islands like Borneo and Sumatra in a continental landmass about 5 times the size of modern day Indochina, entirely sunk 9500~ years ago.
Sundaland
Canal built in 1904 that reduces the estimated time to reach the Pacific ocean from the Atlantic by about 65%.
Panama Canal
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