Biggest, Highest, Smallest in the world
Below is the list that provides all related with biggest, highest, largest, longest in world.
Geography
- Highest plateau of world – Pamir, Tibet Also called Roof of World
- The longest river in the world – Nile (6690 Km)
- Largest river inflow rate – Amazon, South America
- Largest Island of the world – Greenland
- Deepest Lake of the world – Baikal (Siberia), Depth 1637 m
- Highest Lake of World – Lhagba Pool, 6368 M (Tibet-China)
- Highest navigable lake of the world – Titicaca (on Andes mountain, Bolivia; 3812 M)
- Largest freshwater lake in the world – Lake Superior, USA
- The longest freshwater lake in the world – Tanganyika Lake, 676 Km long, D R Congo & Tanzania.
- Largest saline water lake – Caspian Sea
- Highest City of the world – La Rinconada (height about – 16,700 ft)
- Highest Capital City of World – La Paz, Bolivia 3600 m height
- The highest Mountain range of the world – Himalayas
- The longest mountain range of the world – Andes (South America, Length 5500 miles)
- Deepest and biggest ocean of the world – Pacific ocean
- The largest peninsula of the world – Arabian peninsula (32,50,000 sq km)
- The driest place on earth – Atacama Desert, South America
- Largest inland sea – Mediterranean Sea
- Highest Volcano of the world – Ojos del Salado, Andes, Argentina- Chile (Height 6885 m)
- Largest volcano of the world– Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
- Highest fall of the world– Angel Falls (Venezuela)
- Longest strait of world– Tatar strait or Strait of Tartary (between Sakhalin Island and the Russian mainland)
- Largest Bay of the world– Hudson Bay, Canada (Shoreline 7623 miles)
- Largest Gulf of the world– Gulf of Mexico
- Largest Archipelago of the world – Indonesia (more than 3000 islands)
- Largest gorge of the world– Grand Canyon, USA
- World’s wettest place – Mawsynram, Cherrapunji, India
- Largest diamond mine in the world– Kimberley (South Africa)
- The highest capital city of the world – La Paz (Bolivia)
- Largest Asian desert – Gobi, Mongolia
- Deepest cave: Krubera in Georgia
Man-Made:
- Longest railway bridge in the world – Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, China (164.8 Km)
- Tallest Building in the world – Burj Khalifa, UAE (height 828 m)
- Longest Ship canal in the world – Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (1930 Km long)
- Largest Dam of the world in terms of installed capacity – Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River, China
- The largest artificial lake in the world – Lake Kariba, Zambezi River Zambia – Zimbabwe
- Biggest library in the world – Library of Congress, Washington DC
- The largest mosque in the world – Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- The biggest museum in the world – British Museum, London
- Tallest minaret (Free Standing) of the world – Qutub Minar, Delhi (Height 238 ft)
- Longest railway route in the world – Trans Siberian Railway, Moscow to Vladivostok (6000 miles)
- Longest River Dam of world – Hirakud Dam, Odisha India
- Tallest statue of the world – Statue of Unity
Commemorating the Ironman of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Statue of Unity completed in just 33 months. The Statue of Unity signifies exactly what Patel did — unite over a hundred small princely states, towns, cities, fiefdoms, and other such into the newly formed Union of India.
- Longest road tunnel – Laerdal, Norway
- Biggest Bell of the World – Great Bell at Moscow (Tsar Bell)
- The largest temple in the world– Angkor Vat (Cambodia)
- The largest part of the world – Northeast National Park, Greenland
- The largest stadium in the world– Strahov Stadium in Prague (Czech Republic)
- Largest Church of the world– Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Italy
- Longest corridor of world – Rameshwaram Temple’s corridor (5000 ft)
- The biggest city in the world in terms of area – Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (41,225 Sq Km)
- Largest palace of the world – Hofburg Palace, Viena
- Largest slum area of the world – Neza (Chalco – Itza barrio), in Mexico city
- Largest Hole: Kola Superdeep Borehole, Russia
Creatures:
- Largest sea bird – Albatross
- Fastest Bird of world – Peregrine Falcon
- The largest bird of the world – Ostrich
- Smallest Bird of the world – Humming Bird
- Largest coral formation of the world – Great barrier Reef (Australia)
- Wingless Bird – Kiwi
- Largest mammal – Whale
- Largest Living Tree – German Shermanin Sequoia National Park, California, US (83.8 m tall)
- Tallest trees of the world – Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), height 300 feet (91 meters)
- The largest tree in terms of occupied area – The Great Banyan, in J C Bose Botanical Garden, Howrah, Kolkata, India.
- Biggest flower of the world– Rafflesia Arnoldii (Java, Indonesia)
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