Question: When is the World Hydrography Day observed?
(a) June 21
(b) June 15
(c) June 10
(d) June 18
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- World Hydrography Day(WHD) is observed every year on June 21.
- The day highlights the importance of Hydrography and its role in everyone’s life.
- Hydrography is the branch of applied sciences which deals with the measurement and description of the physical features of oceans, seas, coastal areas, lakes and rivers, as well as with the prediction of their change over time.
- 2021 Theme for WHD is “One hundred years of international cooperation in hydrography”.
- The United Nations General Assembly accepted a resolution to celebrate World Hydrography Day on every June 21 in 2005.
- The day is organised by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) since 2006.