World’s Longest, largest, Smallest and Highest
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Most GK Quizzes are based on the World's Longest, Largest Highest, and Smallest Facts, which are part of our basic general knowledge and hence are quite useful if you are planning to take any competitive exams. So, here's a combined list for you to brush up on your general knowledge.
World: Largest around the World
S. No.
Type
Place
1.
Largest Continent
Asia
2.
Largest Delta
Ganges Delta (consists of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India)
3.
Largest Desert
Sahara Desert (covers a surface area of 3.5 million square miles)
4.
Largest Island
Greenland
5.
Largest Dam
Three Gorges Dam (spans the Yangtze River in China)
6.
Largest Library
United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
7.
Largest Sea Bird
Albatross
8.
Largest city in population
Tokyo, Japan
9.
Largest Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
10.
Largest Solar Plant
Yanchi Solar Park, China
World: Longest around the World
S. No.
Type
Place
1.
Longest River
Nile
2.
Longest Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
3.
Longest Road Tunnel
Laedal Tunnel, Norway (24.51 km long)
4.
Longest Railway Platform
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh, India)
5.
Longest Ship Canal
St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
6.
Longest River Dam
Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India
7.
Longest Mountain Range
Andes (South America, Length = 5500m)
8.
Longest Wall
Wall of China
World: Tallest, Smallest, Biggest around the World
S. No.
Type
Place
1.
Tallest Animal
Giraffe
2.
Tallest Building
Burj Khalifa (828 m)
3.
Tallest Monument
Gateway Arch (USA)
4.
Smallest Bird
Humming Bird
5.
Smallest Continent
Australia
6.
Smallest Planet
Mercury
7.
Biggest Country by Area
Russia
8.
Biggest Planet
Jupiter
9.
Biggest Ocean
Pacific Ocean
10.
Hottest Place
Death Valley, California, USA.
11.
Deepest Lake
Baikal (Siberia)
12.
Deepest Ocean
Pacific Ocean
World: Highest around the World
S. No.
Type
Place
1.
Highest Mountain Peak
Mt. Everest
2.
Highest Mountain Range
Greater Himalayas
3.
Highest Plateau
Pamir Tibet (Roof of World)
4.
Highest Railway Station
Tanggula railway station
5.
Highest Lake
Lake Titicaca
6.
Highest Fall
Angel Falls (Venezuela, located on a tributary of the Rio Caroni)
7.
Metal with highest Melting and Boiling Point
Tungsten
8.
Higest Capital City
La Paz (Bolivia)