Top Largest, Smallest and Highest in the World

 

Top Largest, Smallest and Highest in the World

     1.            The Largest Continent

The largest continent of the world is Asia. With an area of 17,176,102 sq. ml and 44,485,900 sq. km, it covers about one-third of the total dry land of the world. Asia contains the world's highest mountain point Mount Everest and the lower point Dead Sea with a population of 3,317 million which is about 61.2% of the world population. Asia has three main population groups the Negroid the Mongoloid and the Caucasoid. This continent has been the center of almost all the commanding religions of the world e.g Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and Confucianism.

2.            The Largest Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest in the world. It spread between Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and America. It covers an area of 63.800 thousand sq. miles.

3.            Largest Country in Area

Russian Federation with an Area of 17,075,200 sq. km is the largest country in the world. It is almost twice the size of the USA and about twenty times the size of Pakistan.

4.            The Largest Desert

The Sahara desert is the world's largest. It has an area of 3,474,171 sq. miles and 9,000,000 sq. km.

5.            The Largest Democracy

India is the world's largest democracy with a population of 1,065,070,607.

6.            Largest Muslim Country

The largest Muslim county in the world IRO area in Kazakhstan. It has an area of 1,049,00 sq. miles. It has borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan.

7.            The World Largest Island

Green Land located in North America is the largest island in the world. It has an area of 840,000 sq. miles and 2,175,600 sq. km.

8.            The Largest Peninsula

Saudi Arabia is the world's largest Peninsula with an area of 1,250,000 sq. miles and 3,250,000 sq. km.

9.            The Largest Tides

The world's largest tides occur in the Bay of Fundy located in Canada. These have an average spring range of 14.50 meters (47 feet 6 inches).

 

10.         The Largest Natural Lake

 The Caspian Sea is the largest natural lake in the world. It borders Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan.

11.         The Largest Artificial Lake

Volta the lake of Ghana is the largest artificial lake in the world. It has an area of 3,725 sq. miles and 8,482 sq. km.

12.         The Largest Salt Water Lake

The Caspian Sea is considered the world's largest saltwater lake. It covers an area of 152,239 sq.miles and 394,299 sq.km.

13.         The Largest Sea

The South China Sea is the largest. It has an area of 895,400 sq. miles and 2,319,000 sq. km.

14.         The Largest Bay

The Bay of Bengal is the world's largest bay it covers an area of 2,172,000 sq. km and 839,000 sq. miles. However, in respect of shoreline length, the Hudson Bay in Canada is at the top.

15.         The Largest Delta

The delta created by Brahmaputra and Ganges in Bengal rivers is the largest delta in the world. It covers an area of 30,000 sq.miles and 75,000 sq.km.

16.         The Largest Mountain Range

The Andes in South America are considered the largest mountain range in the world. It extends from Cape Horn to the Isthmus of Panama.

17.         The Largest Water Reservoir

Owen Falls (Victoria Lake/ Nile Uganda) with a capacity of 2,700,000 cubic meters is the largest water reservoir in the world.

18.         The Largest Dam by Volume

New Cornelia Tailing on ten miles wash Arizona USA with a volume of 209,500 million cubic meters is the largest dam by volume in the world.

19.         The largest Nuclear Electric Power Producing Country

The United State of America is the world's largest nuclear electric power producing country.

 

20.         The Largest Hydroelectric Power Station

Itaipu power station in Brazil is the largest hydroelectric power station in the world. It has a power generation capacity of 13,320 MW. The Gun Power station in Venezuela with a capacity of 10,300 MW and the Grand Coulee power plant in Washington, USA with a capacity of 90,70 MW are ranked 2^nd and 3^rd in the world.

21.         Largest Roofed Structure

The Hajj terminal building at King Abdu Aziz Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia has an area of 370 acres and has the largest roof in the world.

22.         The Largest Hotel

The MGM Grand hotel in Nevada, America is the largest hotel in the world.

23.         The Largest Palace

The present palace of the Sultan of Brunei in the capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan consists of 1,788 rooms and is the largest palace in the world.

24.         The Largest Concrete Dam

The grand Coube Dam on the Columbia River (USA) is the world's largest concrete dam.

25.         The Largest Road Tunnel By Diameter

The Largest diameter road tunnel is that blasted through Yarba Buena Island, San Francisco, California, USA. It is 24 meters (79 ft) wide, 17 meters (56 ft) high, and 165 meters (541 ft) long. More than 2,80,000 vehicles every day passes along its two sides.

26.         The Largest Active Volcano

Mauna Lao, Hawaii USA is the largest active volcano in the world. It has a dome that is 75 miles (120 km) long & 31 miles (50 km) wide.

27.         The Largest Battleship

USS Missouri is the largest battleship in the world. Its weight is 58,000 tons. It has nine 16-inch guns.

28.         The Largest Airport

The largest airport in the world is King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh city the Capital of Saudi Arabia. It covers an area of 86 sq. miles & 225 sq. km. The airport has the tallest control tower in the world which is 81 meters (265 ft) high. The airport was commissioned in 1983.

29.         The Largest Seaport

The port of New York and Jersey (USA) is the largest seaport in the world. It covers an area of 92 sq. miles and 238 sq. km. At a time it can accommodate 391 ships.

30.         Smallest Continent

Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It has an area of 3,035,651 sq. miles and a population of 17,800,000. This continent is located in the South Pacific.

31.          Smallest Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the smallest of the three oceans of the world. The Indian Ocean lies in the south of the continent of Asia and spread up to Australia.

32.         Smallest Country In Land Area

The country which is in the world is Vatican City. It has an area of 108.8 acres (44 hectares). The state has its own army, police, diplomatic services, coinage, postal facilities, and radio stations.

33.         Smallest Printed Book

The smallest bound, printed book is “Old King Cole’s a children’s storybook published in 1985 in Strathclyde. It is printed on 22 gsm paper measuring 1mmx 1mm.

34.         Highest Mountain Peak

The highest mountain peak in the world is Mount Everest. It is located on the Nepal-Tibet border in the Himalayas. Its height is 8,850 meters. K2 is the second-highest peak in the world with a height of 8,611 meters located in Gilgit Baltistan, Shigar Valley (Pakistan).

35.         Highest Altitude Hotel

The Hotel Everest View above Namche Bazar, the village closest to Everest’s base camp, is at a record height of 3,962 meters 13,000 ft.

36.         Country with a highest death rate

During the period 1990 to 1995, Peru South America recorded a death rate of 65 per thousand. Afghanistan and Sierra Leone both showed a death rate of 22 per thousand.

37.         The Highest Land Speed in a Car

The highest one-mile land speed record is 1,019,467 km/h. It was set by Richard Noble in his 17,000lb thrust Rolls Royce Avon over Rock Desert Nevada, the USA on 4^th Oct 1983.

38.         Highest Test Innings

Brain Lara scored 400 not out for West Indies against England at Antigua on 10-12 Apr 2004. The Innings included four sixes and 43 fours. In a team total of 751-5. Lara became the only player to have set this record twice having previously scored 375 against the same opposition on the same ground in Apr 1994.