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List of all Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest in World

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Largest sea bird : Albatross

Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest in World : Creatures

  • Largest sea bird – Albatross
  • Fastest Bird of world – Peregrine Falcon
  • Largest bird of the world – Ostrich
  • Smallest Bird of the world – Bee Humming Bird
  • Largest coral formation of the world – Great barrier Reef (Australia)
  • Bird that never makes its nest – Cuckoo
  • Wingless Bird – Kiwi
  • Largest mammal – Whale

Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest in World : Plants, Trees etc

  • Largest Living Tree – German Sherman, the Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US (83.8 m tall, 11.1 m trunk dia). This tree largest in terms of volume. (Volume 52,500 cubic feet)
  • Tallest trees of world – Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), height 300 feet (91 meters)
  • Largest tree in terms of occupied area – The Great Banyan, in J C Bose Botanical Garden, Howrah, Kolkata, India. Area occupied 18,918 sq. m. (about 1.89 hectares or 4.67 acres).
  • Biggest flower of world– Rafflesia Arnoldii (Java, Indonesia)

Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest in World : Man Made Structures

  • Longest railway bridge of the world – Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, China (164.8 Km)
  • Tallest Building of the world – Burj Khalifa, UAE (height 828 m)
  • Second tallest building of the world – Shanghai Tower, China (height 632 m)
  • Third tallest building of the world – One World Trade Center, USA (height 541.3 m)
  • Longest Ship canal of the world – Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (1930 Km long)
  • Largest Dam of the world in terms of installed capacity – Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze river, China (Capacity 22500 MW)
  • Largest artificial lake of the world – Lake Kariba (on Zambezi River between Zambia and  Zimbabwe)
  • Biggest library of the world – Library of Congress, Washington DC
  • Largest mosque of the world – Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Biggest museum of the world – British Museum, London
  • Tallest minaret (Free Standing) of the world – Qutub Minar, Delhi (Height 238 ft)
  • Busiest port of world –Port of Shanghai, China
  • Longest railway route in world – Trans Siberian Railway, Moscow to Vladivostak (6000 miles long)
  • Longest River Dam of world – Hirakud Dam, Odisha India
  • Tallest statue of the world – Statue of Liberty
  • Tallest statue (metallic) – Bronze statue of Lord Buddha, Tokyo, Japan
  • Longest road tunnel – Laerdal, Norway
  • Biggest Bell of the World – Great Bell at Moscow (Tsar Bell)
  • Largest temple of world– Angkor Vat (Cambodia)
  • Largest park of the world – Northeast National Park, Greenland
  • Largest stadium of world– Strahov Stadium in Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Largest Church of world– Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Italy
  • Longest corridor of world – Rameshwaram Temple’s corridor (5000 ft)
  • Largest City in population – Tokyo
  • Biggest city in world in terms of area – Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (41,225 Sq Km)
  • Largest palace of world – Hofburg palace, Viena
  • Largest slum area of world – Neza (Chalco – Itza barrio), in Mexico city

Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest in World : Geographical Bodies

  • Highest plateau of world – Pamir, Tibet Also called Roof of World
  • Longest river of the world – Nile (6690 Km)
  • Largest Island of the world – Greenland
  • World’s largest underground cave chamber is Lubang Nasib Bagus in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is 701 mt long and 451 mt wide.
  • Deepest Lake of world – Baikal (Siberia), Max 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 above sea level)
  • Largest fresh water lake of the world – Lake Superior, USA
  • Longest fresh water lake on world – Tanganyika Lake, 676 Km long, 72 Km wide in 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
  • Highest Mountain range of the world – Himalayas
  • Longest mountain range of the world – Andes (South America, Length 5500 miles)
  • Deepest and biggest ocean of the world – Pacific ocean
  • Largest peninsula of the world – Arabian peninsula (32,50,000 sq km)
  • Driest place on earth – Atacama Desert, South America
  • Largest inland sea – Mediterranean Sea
  • Highest Volcano of world – Ojos del Salado, Andes, Aregentina- Chile (Height 6885 m)
  • Largest volcano of world– Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
  • Highest fall of world– Angel falls (Venezuela)
  • Longest strait of world– Tatar strait or Strait of Tartary (between Sakhalin Island and the Russian mainland)
  • Largest Bay of world– Hudson Bay, Canada (Shore line 7623 miles)
  • Largest Gulf of world– Gulf of Mexico
  • Largest Archipelago of world – Indonesia (more than 3000 islands)
  • Largest gorge of world– Grand Canyon, USA
  • World’s wettest place – Mawsynram, Cherrapunji, India
  • Largest diamond mine of world– Kimberley (South Africa)
  • Largest river in flow rate – Amazon, South America
  • Highest capital city of world – La Paz (Bolivia)
  • Largest Asian desert – Gobi, Mongolia
  • Largest democracy of World– India
  • Oldest Democracy of World– USA

Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest in World : Celestial bodies

  • Largest planet – Jupiter
  • Brightest planet – Venus
  • Smallest planet – Mercury
  • Brightest star of the sky – Sirius (also called dog star)
  • Star closest to earth – Alpha Century

Biggest, Highest, Largest, Longest in World : Periodic Table

  • Lightest metal – Lithium (density 0.53 gm/cc)
  • Heaviest metal – Osmium (density (22.59 gm/cc)
  • Metal having highest melting point – Tungsten, 3410°C.
  • Metal with lowest melting point – Mercury (-37° C)
  • Metal with highest boiling point – Tungsten, 5660°C
  • Metal with lowest boiling point – Mercury (356.7° C)

 

 

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