LARGEST, LONGEST, HIGHEST IN WORLD
Largest in the World
Item |
Name |
Area |
| 1. |
Largest Continent
|
Asia |
| 2. |
Largest Island
|
Greenland |
| 3. |
Largest Dam
|
Three Gorges Dam (spans the Yangtze River in China) |
| 4. |
Largest Delta
|
Ganges Delta (consists of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India) |
| 5. |
Largest Lake (Salt Water)
|
Caspian Sea (The world largest inland sea) |
| 6. |
Largest Fresh Water
|
Lake Superior (USA-Canada) |
| 7. |
Largest Artificial Lake
|
Lake Volta (Ghana) |
| 8. |
Largest Desert
|
Sahara Desert (covers a surface area of 3.5 million square miles) |
| 9. | Largest Library | United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C |
| 10. |
Largest Sea Bird
|
Albatross |
| 11. |
Largest city in population
|
Tokyo, Japan |
| 12. |
Largest Peninsula
|
Arabian Peninsula |
| 13. |
Largest Solar Plant
|
Kamuthi Solar Plant, Tamil Nadu, India |
| 14. |
Largest Gorge
|
Grand Canyon (on Colorado River in USA) |
| 15. |
Largest Mosque
|
Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Mecca in Saudi Arabia) |
| 16. |
Largest Temple
|
Angkor Vat (Cambodia) for Lord Vishnu build by Khmer Singh Surya Varman II |
| 17. |
Largest Stadium
|
Strahov (Czech Republic) |
| 18. |
Largest Pyramid
|
Great Pyramid of Cholula (located at Cholula de Revadabia ,101km south-east of Mexico City) |
| 19. |
Largest National Park
|
Northeast Greenland National Park (Greenland) |
| 20. |
Largest Flower
|
Rafflesia |
| 21. |
Largest Airport
|
King Fahd International Airport Area (780km square) located 15km northwest of Dammam (Saudi Arabia) |
| 22. |
Largest Gulf
|
Gulf of Mexico (North Atlantic-South-West Pacific) |
| 23. |
Largest Archipelago
|
Indonesia |
| 24. | Largest Country | Russia |
| 25. | Largest Crater | Toba (Sumatra, Indonesia) |
| 26. | Largest Animal | Blue Whale (98 ft) |
| 27. | Largest Mammal | Whale |
| 28. | Largest Living Amphibian | Chinese Giant Salamander |
| 29. | Largest Living Bird | Ostrich 9 ft (2.7m) |
| 30. | Largest Living Reptile | Saltwater Crocodile (17 ft) |
Longest in the World
Item |
Name |
Features |
| 1. |
Longest Railway
|
Trans-Siberian Railway |
| 2. |
Longest Railway Platform
|
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| 3. |
Longest River
|
Nile |
| 4. |
Longest Ship Canal
|
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (1930 Km long) |
| 5. |
Longest River Dam
|
Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India |
| 6. |
Longest Mountain Range
|
Andes (South America, Length 5500m) |
| 7. |
Longest Wall
|
Wall of China |
| 8. |
Longest Road Tunnel
|
Laedal Tunnel, Norway (24.51 km long) |
Tallest or Highest in the World
Item |
Name |
Features |
| 1. |
Tallest Building
|
Burj Khalifa (828 m) |
| 2. |
Tallest Monument
|
Gateway Arch (USA) |
| 3. |
Tallest Animal
|
Giraffe |
| 4. | Highest Dam | Jinping-I Dam |
| 5. | Highest City | La Paz (Capital of Bolivia) |
| 6. | Highest Plateau | Pamir Plateau (Tibet) |
| 7. | Highest Village | Wenchuan (Chinghai –Tibet Road) 5100 mt |
| 8. | Highest Volcano | Mt Ozos- del-Salado (Argentina) |
| 9. | Highest Waterfall | Angel (Venezuela) on river Churan an upper tributary of the Orinoco |
Biggest in the World
Item |
Name |
Features |
| 1. | Hottest Place | Al-Aziziya (Libia 58 ), And 2nd Highest is Death Valley , California, USA |
| 2. | Driest Desert | Atacama (Chile) |
| 3. |
Biggest Ocean
|
Pacific Ocean |
| 4. |
Biggest Country by Area
|
Russia |
| 5. |
Biggest Planet
|
Jupiter |
| 6. | Farthest Planet | Neptune |
| 7. | Brighest Planet | Venus (Nearest to Earth) |
| 8. | Fastest Animal | The Peregrine Falcon |
| 9. | Northmost Capital City | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
Smallest & Deepest in the World
Item |
Name |
Features |
| 1. |
Smallest Flower
|
Wolfia |
| 2. |
Smallest Bird
|
Humming Bird |
| 3. |
Smallest Continent
|
Oceania (Australia) |
| 4. |
Smallest Country
|
Vatican City |
| 5. |
Smallest Planet
|
Mercury |
| 6. | Smallest Republic | Nauru |
| 7. |
Coldest Place
|
Vostak Station |
| 8. |
Deepest Lake
|
Baikal (Siberia) |
| 9. |
Deepest Ocean
|
Pacific Ocean |
