Hello Readers,
Today we are sharing some important superlatives those were mostly asked in exams like SSC,UPSC, IBPS, IB etc.
- Largest Delta - Sundarbans, India (8000 sq. miles)
- Largest Desert (world) - Sahara, Africa (84.00,000 sq. km)
- Largest Diamond - The Cullinan (over 1 1/2 lb.)
- Biggest Dome - Gol Gumbaz (Bizapur) (Old archi) 144 ft. diameter
- Biggest Dome (New archi) - Astrodome, Sports
- Longest Epic - The Mahabharata
- Largest Island - Greenland (renamed Kalaatdlit Kunaat)
- Largest Lake (Artificial) - Lake Mead (Bouler)
- Deepest Lake - Baikal (Siberia); average depth 2300 feet
- Highest Lake - Titicaca (Bolivia) 12645 ft. above sea level
- Largest Lake (Fresh water) - Lake Superior U.S.A
- Largest Lake (Salt water) - Caspian Sea (3,71,000 sq. km.)
- Largest Mosque - Jama Masjid, Delhi (area 10,000 sq.ft.)
- Biggest Library - National Kiev Library, Moscow and Library of the Congress, Washington
- Highest Mountain Peak (world) - Everest (Nepal) 29,028 ft
- Highest Mountain Range - Himalaya
- Longest Mountain Range - Andes (S. America) 5,500 miles in length
- Biggest Museum - British Museum (London)
- Tallest Minaret (Free standing) - Qutub Minar, Delhi 238 ft
- Tallest minaret - Great Hassan Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco
- Deepest And Biggest Ocean - The Pacific
- Largest Palace - Imperial Palace (Gugong), Beijing (China)
- Largest Park - National Park, Greenland
- Largest Peninsula - Arabia (32.50,000 sq km.)
- Largest Planet - Jupiter
- Brightest and Hottest Planet (also nearest to Earth) - Venus
- Farthest Planet (from the sun) - Neptune
- Nearest Planet (to the sun) - Mercury
- Smallest Planet - Mercury
- Highest Plateau – Pamir (Tibet)
- Longest Platform (Railway) - Kharagpur, West Bengal, India (833 m.)
- Largest Platform (Railway) - Grand Central Terminal, New York (U.S.A
- Largest Port – Port of New York and New Jersey (USA)
- Busiest Port - Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
- Longest Railway - Trans-Siberian Railway (6,000 miles long)
- Longest River - Nile (6690 km), Amazon (6570 km
- Longest River Dam – Hirakund Dam (Orissa), India 15.8 Miles
- Largest Sea-bird – Albatross (Diomediedae)
- Largest Sea (inland) - Mediterranean
- Brightest Star - Sirius (also called Dog Star)
- Tallest Statue - Statue of Liberty, New York (USA) 150 feet high
- Tallest Statue (bronze) - Bronze Statue of Lord Buddha, Tokyo (lapan
- Longest Swimming Course - English Channel
- Tallest Tower - CN. Tower Toronto (Canada)
- Longest Train nonstop - Flying Scoutsman
- Longest Tunnel (Railway) - Seikan Rail Tunnel, Japan. (53.85 km)
- Longest and Largest Canal Tunnel - Le Rove Tunnel (South of France)
- Longest Tunnel (Road) - Laerdal, Norway
- Largest Volcano - Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
- Highest Volcano - Ojos del Salado, Andes, Argentine-Chite (6885 m)
- Highest Waterfall- Salto Angel Falls (Venezuela)
- Longest Wall - Great Wall of China (1500 miles)
- Longest Strait - Tartar Straits (Sakhalin Island and the Russian mainland)
- Broadest Strait - Davis Straits (Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada)
- Narrowest Strait - Chaliks-45 yards (Between the Greek mainland and the
- Island of Euboea in the Aegean Sea)
- Largest Bay - Hudson Bay Canada (shore line 7623 miles)
- Largest Gulf - Gult of Mexico, Shoreline 2100 miles
- Largest Archipelago - Indonesía (over 3000 islands)
- Tallest Active Geyser - Giant (geyser) Yellowstone Park USA 200 feet high
- Largest River Basin - Amazon basin-27,20,000 sq miles
- World's Rainiest spot - Cherrapunji (Mawsynram) India
- Largest Gorge - Grand Canyon, on the Colorado river USA
- Lightest Gas - Hydrogen
- Lightest Metal - Lithium
- Highest Melting Point – Tungsten, 3410 degree celsius
- Hardest Substance - Diamond
- Largest Stadium - Strahov Stadium in Prague, (the Czech Republic)
- Largest Church - Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome (Italy)
- Largest Temple - Angkor Vat (Combodia)
- Largest Diamond Mine - Kimbarley (S.Atrica)
- Largest River in Volume - Amazon. Brazil
- Longest Corridor - Rameshwaram Temple's Corridor (5000 feet)
- Highest Straight Dam - Bhakhra Dam
- Highest Capital City - La Paz (Bolivia)
- Largest Asian desert - Gobi, Mongolia
- Largest Democracy - India
- Longest Thoroughfare - Verazano-Narrows, New York City Harbour
- Largest Neck Animal - Giraffe
- Largest Animal of the Cat Family – Lion (Pathera Leo)
- Most Intelligent Animal – Chimpanzee (Pan)
- Bird that never makes its nest – Cuckoo (Cuculidae)
- Wingless Bird – Kiwi (Apteryx)
- Reptile which changes its colours – Chameleon (Chameleonidae)
- Longest Animal - Blue whale: S.N.- Balaenoptera Musculus (recorded length 106 feet, weight -195 tons)
- Longest Life-span of an Animal - Giant tortoise: S.N. – Chelonoidis Nigra (190 to 200 years)
- Largest Land Animal - African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana)
- Fastest Animal – Cheetah: S.N. – Acinonyx Jubatus (80 – 120 km/hr)
- Longest jump Animal – Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
- Longest wing spread bird - Albatross
- Domestic Dog – Irish wolfhound (Canis lupus familiaris)
- Fastest Dog - Greyhound (can reach speed 70 Km/hr)
- Longest Poisonous Snake – King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
- Biggest Flower – Rafflesia arnoldii
- Longest Bridge (Railway) - Lower Zambeji (Africa)
- Tallest Building - Burj Khalifa. Dubai (UAE)
- Tallest Office Building - Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
- Longest Big-ship Canal - Suez canal (linking Red Sea and Mediterranean)
- Busiest Canal (Ship) - Baltic White Sea Canal (152 miles)
- Biggest Cinema House - Roxy (New York)
- Highest City - Wen Chuan (Tibet, China) 16732 ft.
- Largest City (in population) - Tokyo [(3,42,00000), Est. population in 2006)
- Biggest City (in area) - Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (41,225 sq. km.)
- Largest Continent - Asia
- Smallest Continent - Australia
- Highest Country - Tibet (The Pamirs)
- Largest Country (in population) - China
- Largest Country (in area) - Russia
- Largest Coral Formation - The Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
- Largest dam - Grand Coulee- Concrete Dam (USA)
- Longest Day - June 21 (in Northern Hemisphere)
- Shortest Day - Dec. 22 (in Northern Hemisphere)
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