- The Wallace Line is a faunal boundary line drawn in 1859 by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace that separates the ecozones of Asia and Wallacea (a transitional zone). - West of the line are organisms of Asian origin (e.g., tigers, monkeys, elephants), while east of the line are organisms of Australasian origin (e.g., marsupials, cockatoos). - It runs through the Malay Archipelago, between Borneo and Sulawesi (Celebes), and through the Lombok Strait between Bali and Lombok.
Wallace line is a ________.
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2019 · Topic: General Concept (Interrelationship of Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere)
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Answer: C. Line separating the distinct flora and fauna of South East Asia and Australia
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