SUPERLATIVES OF WORLD

 SUPERLATIVES OF WORLD

Longest River-Nile (6690 km)

Longest Day-June 21 (in Northern Hemisphere)

Shortest Day-Dec. 22(in Northern Hemisphere)

Longest Desert (World)-Sahara, Africa (84,00,000 sq km)

Longest Mountain Range-Andes (S America) 5,500 miles in length

Longest River Dam-Hirakud Dam (Orissa), India 15.8 miles.

Longest Tunnel (Railway)-Seikon Rail Tunnel (Japan), (53.85 km.)

Longest Animal-Blue Whale, (length 106 ft. weight-195 tons)

Longest Life Span of an Animal-190 to 200 years, (Giant tortoise)

Longest Wall-Great wall of China (1500 miles)

Longest Corridor-Rameshwaram Temple's Corridor (5000 ft.)

Tallest Animal (on land)-Giraffe

Biggest Bell-Tsar Bell at Moscow

Fastest Bird-Peregrine Falcon (322 km/hr)

Largest Bird-Ostrich

Smallest Bird-Humming Bird

Longest Bridge (Railway)-Lower Zambeji (Africa)

Tallest Building-Burj khalifa, Dubai (U.A.E)

Tallest Residential Building-432, Park Avenue NEWYORK (USA)

Tallest office Building-Patronas Twin Towers Kuala Lampur (Malaysia)

Longest Big Ship Canal-Seuz Canal (Linkin red sea & Mediterranean)

Busiest Canal (Ship)-Baltic White Sea Canal (152 miles)

Biggest Cinema House-Roxy (New York)

Highest city-Wen Chuan (Tibet, China) 16,732 ft

Largest City (in population)-Tokyo [(3,42,00000), Est. population in 2006]

Biggest City in (area)-Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (43,310 sq.km.)

Largest Continent -asia

Smallest continent-Australia

Largest Country (in population)-China

Largest country (in area)-Russia

Largest Coral Formation-The Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

Largest Dam-The three Georges Dam (CHINA)

Largest Delta-Sundarbans, India (8000 sq. miles)