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World Superlatives: Biggest, Smallest, Longest & Highest
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Biggest Bell |
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Peregrine Falcon (322 km/hr) |
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Ostrich |
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Smallest Bird |
Bee Humming Bird |
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Longest Bridge (Railway) |
Dan Yang-Jnshan Grand Bridge, Beijing (China) |
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Burj Khalifa, Dubai (U.A.E) |
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432 Park Avenue, New York (US) |
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Biggest Cinema House |
Roxy (New York) |
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Wen Zhuan (Tibet, China) 16,732 ft. |
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Largest City (in population) |
Tokyo [(3,71,26,000), Est. population in 2011] |
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Biggest City (in area) |
New York (8,683 sq. km.) |
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Asia |
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Australia |
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Largest Country (in population) |
China |
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Russia |
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Largest Coral Formation |
The Great Barrier Reef (Australia) |
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Largest Dam |
The Three Georges Dam (China) |
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June 21 (in the Northern Hemisphere) |
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Shortest Day |
Dec. 22 (in the Northern Hemisphere) |
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Largest Delta |
Sundarbans, India (8,000 sq. miles) |
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Sahara, Africa (84,00,000 sq.km) |
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The Cullinan (over 1 1/2 lb.) |
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Longest Epic |
The Mahabharata |
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Largest Island |
Greenland (renamed Kalaallit Nunaat) |
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Lake Volta (Ghana) |
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Baikal (Siberia, Russia); depth 5314 feet (1,637 m) |
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Highest Lake |
Titicaca (Bollivia) 12,645h ft,. above sea level |
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Lake Superior, U.S.A |
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Largest Lake (Salt water) |
Caspian Sea (3,71,000 sq.km.) |
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Largest Mosque |
Masjid-al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (3,56,800 sq.m) |
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National Kiev Library, Moscow and Library of the Congress, Washington |
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Everest (Nepal) 29,035 ft. (8,850 m) |
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Highest Mountain Range |
Himalayas |
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Longest Mountain Range |
Andes (S. America) about 7.000 km (in length) |
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Louvre (Paris) |
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Tallest Minaret (Free standing) |
Qutub Minar, Delhi 238 ft. |
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Deepest And Biggest Ocean |
The Pacific |
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Imperial Palace (Gugong), Beijing (China) |
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Largest Park |
Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland |
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Largest Peninsula |
Arabia (32,50,000 sq. km.) |
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Coldest Place or Region |
East Antarctic Plateau (-93.2°C) |
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Driest Place |
Atacama Desert (South America) |
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Jupiter |
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Brightest and Hottest Planet (also nearest to Earth) |
Venus |
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Farthest Planet (from the sun) |
Neptune |
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Nearest Planet (to the sun) |
Mercury |
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Smallest Planet |
Mercury |
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Highest Plateau |
Pamir (Tibet) |
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Gorakhpur (U.P) Indian (1366.33 m) |
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Largest Platform (Railway) |
Grand Central Terminal, New York (U.S.A) |
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Port of Shanghai (China) |
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Bussiest Port |
Port of Shanghai (China) |
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Longest Railway |
Trans-Siberian Railway (5,772 miles long) |
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Longest River |
Nile (6690 km), Amazon (6570 km) |
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Longest River Dam |
Hirakud Dam (Odisha), India 15.8 miles |
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Largest Sea-bird |
Albatross |
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Largest Sea (inland) |
Caspian Sea (1,43,200 sq. miles) |
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Brightest Star |
Sirius A (also called Dog-Star) |
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Tallest Statue |
‘Satatue of Unity’ (182 m) Sidhubet, near Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujarat (India) |
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Tallest stature (bronze)(Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel) |
Bronze Statue of Lord Buddha, Tokyo (Japan) |
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Tallest Tower |
Burj Khalifa Dubai, UAE-2,716.5 ft |
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Longest and Deepest Rail Tunnel |
Gothard Tunnel (Switzerland), (57.09 km) |
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Longest and Largest Canal Tunnel |
Le Rove tunnel (South France) |
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Longest tunnel (Road) |
Laerdal, Norway (24.51 km) |
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Ojos del Salado, Andes, Argentine-Chile (6,885m.) |
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Largest Volcano |
Mauna Loa (Hawaii) |
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Great Wall of China (1500 miles) |
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Salto Angel falls (Venezuela) |
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Longest Strait |
Straight of Malacca |
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Davis Straits (Greenland and Battin Island, Canada) |
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Narrowest Strait |
Chaliks- 45 yards (Between the Greek mainland and the island of Euboea in the Aegean Sea) |
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Largest Gulf |
Gulf of Mexico Shoreline 2100 miles |
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Largest Archipelago |
Malay Archipelago, Indonesia |
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Tallest Active Geyser |
Steamboat Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A. 300 ft |
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Largest River Basin |
Amazon basin -27,20,000 sq. miles |
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Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India (11,873 mm) |
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Hydrogen |
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Lightest Metal |
Lithium |
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Highest Melting Point |
Tungsten, 3422°C |
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Wurtzite boron nitride |
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Hardest substance (comes from meteorites) |
Lonsdaleite |
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Hardest Natural Substance (found on earth) |
Diamond |
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Largest diamond-producing mine |
Aikhal (Russia) |
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Longest Animal |
Blue whale (recorded length 106 feet, weight 195 tons) |
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Longest Life-span of an Animal |
190 to 200 years (Giant tortoise) |
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African Bush Elephant |
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Fastest Animal |
Cheetah (Leopard) 70 m.p.h |
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Longest jump Animal |
Kangaroo |
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Longest wind spread bird |
Sooty Albatross |
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Fastest Dog |
Persian Grey Hound (Speed 43 m.p.h.) |
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Longest Poisonous Snake |
King Cobra |
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Biggest Flower |
Raffesia arnoldii (Java) |
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Largest Church |
Besilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome (Italy) |
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Largest Temple |
Angkor Wat (Cambodia) |
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Largest river in Volume |
Amazon, Brazil |
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Longest Corridor |
Ramnathswami Temple’s Corridor Rameshwaram (5000 feet) |
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Highest Straight Gravity Dam |
Bhakhra Dam (India) |
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La Paz (Bolivia) |
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Largest Asian desert |
Gobi, Mongolia |
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India |
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Largest Neck Animal |
Giraffe |
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Largest Animal of the Cat Family |
Lion |
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Most Intelligent Animal |
Chimpanzee |
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Bird, that never makes its nest |
Cuckoo |
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Wingless Bird |
Kiwi |
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Reptile which changes its colours |
Chameleon |
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Largest Mammal |
Blue Whale |
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Smallest Country |
Vatican City |
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Smallest City |
Vatican City |
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Country with Lowest Population Density |
Antarctica |
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Singapore |
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Least Populated City |
Vatican City |
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Canada |
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Country with maximum adjoining borders |
China (13 Countries) |
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Shortest River |
Roe River (201 Feet/61 metre long) |
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Largest Cricket Stadium |
Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) |
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