World Superlatives: Biggest, Smallest, Longest & Highest

Giraffe

Biggest Bell

Tisar Bell, Moscow

Fastest Bird

Peregrine Falcon (322 km/hr)

Largest Bird

Ostrich

Smallest Bird

Bee Hummingbird

Longest Bridge (Railway)

Dan Yang-Jnshan Grand Bridge, Beijing (China)

Tallest Building

Burj Khalifa, Dubai (U.A.E)

Tallest Residential Building

432 Park Avenue, New York (US)

Biggest Cinema House

Kinopolis-Madrid Ciudad de la Imagen Megaplex (New York)

Highest City

Wen Zhuan (Tibet, China), 16,732 ft.

Largest City (in population)

Tokyo [(37,126,000), Est. population in 2011]

Biggest City (in area)

New York (8,683 sq. km.)

Largest Continent

Asia

Smallest Continent

Australia

Largest Country (in population)

China

Largest Country (in area)

Russia

Largest Coral Formation

The Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

Largest Dam

The Three Gorges Dam (China)

Longest Day

June 21 (in the Northern Hemisphere)

Shortest Day

Dec. 22 (in the Northern Hemisphere)

Largest Delta

Sundarbans, India (8,000 sq. miles)

Largest Desert (world)

Sahara, Africa (8,400,000 sq)

Largest Diamond

The Cullinan (over 1 1/2 lb.)

Longest Epic

The Mahabharata

Largest Island

Greenland (renamed  Kalaallit Nunaat)

Largest Lake (Artificial)

Lake Volta (Ghana)

Deepest Lake

Baikal (Siberia, Russia); depth 5314 feet (1,637 m)

Highest Lake

Titicaca (Bolivia) 12,645 ft above sea level

Largest Lake (Freshwater)

Lake Superior, U.S.A

Largest Lake (Saltwater)

Caspian Sea (371,000 sq. )

Largest Mosque

Masjid-al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (356,800 sq)

Biggest Library

National Kiev Library, Moscow and Library of the Congress, Washington

Highest Mountain Peak (world)

Everest (Nepal) 29,035 ft (8,850 m)

Highest Mountain Range

Himalayas

Longest Mountain Range

Andes (S. America): about 7,000 km (in length)

Biggest Museum

Louvre (Paris)

Tallest Minaret (Free-standing)

Qutub Minar, Delhi 238 ft.

Deepest And Biggest Ocean

The Pacific

Largest Palace

Imperial Palace (Gugong), Beijing (China)

Largest Park

Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland

Largest Peninsula

Arabia (3250000 sq. km.)

Coldest Place or Region

East Antarctic Plateau (-93.2°C)

Driest Place

Atacama Desert (South America)

Largest Planet

Jupiter

Brightest and Hottest Planet (also nearest to Earth)  

Venus

Furthest Planet (from the sun)

Neptune

Nearest Planet (to the sun)

Mercury

Smallest Planet

Mercury

Highest Plateau

Pamir (Tibet)

Longest Platform (Railway)

Gorakhpur (U.P.), India (1366.33 m)

Largest Platform (Railway)

Grand Central Terminal, New York (U.S.A)

Largest Port

Port of Shanghai (China)

Busiest Port

Port of Shanghai (China)

Longest Railway

Trans-Siberian Railway (5,772 miles long)

Longest River

Nile (6690 km), Amazon (6570 km)

Longest River Dam

Hirakud Dam (Odisha), India 15.8 miles

Largest Seabird

Albatross

Largest Sea (inland)

Caspian Sea (143,200 sq. miles)

Brightest Star

Sirius A (also called Dog-Star)

Tallest Statue

‘Statue of Unity’ (182 m), Sidhubet, near Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujarat (India)

Tallest statue (bronze) (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel)

Bronze Statue of Lord Buddha, Tokyo (Japan)

Tallest Tower

Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE – 2,716.5 ft

Longest and Deepest Rail Tunnel

Gotthard Tunnel (Switzerland), (57.09 km)

Longest and Largest Canal Tunnel

Le Rove tunnel (South France)

Longest tunnel (Road)

Laerdal, Norway (24.51 km)

Highest Volcano

Ojos del Salado, Andes, Argentine-Chile (6,885 m)

Largest Volcano

Mauna Loa (Hawaii)

Longest Wall

Great Wall of China (1500 miles)

Highest Waterfall

Salto Angel falls (Venezuela)

Longest Strait

Straight of Malacca

Broadest Strait

Davis Strait (Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada)

Narrowest Strait

Chalkis – 45 yards (Between the Greek mainland and the island of Euboea in the Aegean Sea)

Largest Gulf

Gulf of Mexico Shoreline: 2100 miles

Largest Archipelago

Malay Archipelago, Indonesia

Tallest Active Geyser

Steamboat Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A., 300 ft

Largest River Basin

Amazon Basin—2,720,000 sq. miles

World’s Rainiest spot

Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India (11,873 mm)

Lightest Gas

Hydrogen

Lightest Metal

Lithium

Highest Melting Point

Tungsten, 3422°C

Hardest substance (synthetic)

Wurtzite boron nitride

Hardest substance (comes from meteorites)

Lonsdaleite

Hardest Natural Substance (found on earth)

Diamond

Largest diamond-producing mine

Aikhal (Russia)

Longest Animal

Blue whale (recorded length 106 feet, weight 195 tons)

Longest Life-span of an Animal

190 to 200 years (Giant tortoise)

Largest Land Animal

African Bush Elephant

Fastest Animal

 Cheetah (Leopard) 70 m.p.h

Longest-jumping Animal

Kangaroo

Longest wingspread bird

Sooty Albatross

Fastest Dog

Persian Greyhound (Speed 43 m.p.h.)

Longest Poisonous Snake

King Cobra

Biggest Flower

Rafflesia arnoldii (Java)

Largest Church

Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Rome (Italy)

Largest Temple

Angkor Wat (Cambodia)

Largest river in Volume

Amazon, Brazil

Longest Corridor

Ramnathswami Temple’s Corridor Rameshwaram (5000 feet)

 Highest Straight Gravity Dam

Bhakhra Dam (India)

Highest Capital City

La Paz (Bolivia)

Largest Asian desert

Gobi, Mongolia

Largest Democracy

India

Largest Neck Animal

Giraffe

Largest Animal of the Cat Family

Lion

Most Intelligent Animal

Chimpanzee

Bird, that never makes its nest

Cuckoo

Wingless Bird

Kiwi

A reptile which changes its colours

Chameleon

Largest Mammal

Blue Whale

Smallest Country

Vatican City

Smallest City

Vatican City

Country with Lowest Population Density

Antarctica

Country with Highest Population Density

Singapore

Least Populated City

Vatican City

Country with Longest Border

Canada

Country with maximum adjoining borders

China (13 Countries)

Shortest River

Roe River (201 feet/61 meters long)

Largest Cricket Stadium

Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad)