List of Superlatives of World Geography
The Earth is only planet where life exists because of favourable atmosphere and Biosphere. It is covered around 70% by water and rest are the surface rises above sea level to form seven continent and countless smaller islands. Here, we are giving the list of Superlatives of World Geography for general awareness (GK).
List of Superlatives of World Geography
Largest Continent
Name: Asia
Area: 17,212,000 square miles
Smallest Continent
Name: Australia
Area: 3,132,000 square miles
Highest Mountain
Name: Mount Everest,
Location: Himalayan Mountains, Nepal-Tibet
Height: 29,035 feet above sea level
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Lowest Point on Land
Name: The Dead Sea
Location: Israel-Jordan
Water surface: 1,349 feet below sea level
Deepest Underwater Trench
Name: Mariana Trench
Location: 200 miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean
Surface: 36,198 feet below the ocean surface
Largest Sea
Name: The Mediterranean Sea
Area: 1,144,800 square miles
Highest Lake
Name: Lake Titicaca
Location: Peru
Height: 12,500 feet above sea level
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Lowest Lake
Name: Dead Sea
Location: Israel-Jordan
Surface of water: 1,349 feet below sea level
Largest Lake
Name: Caspian Sea
Area: 152,239 square miles
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Largest Freshwater Lake
Name: Lake Superior
Location: U.S.-Canada
Area: 31,820 square miles
Deepest Ocean
Name: Pacific Ocean
Average depth: 13,215 feet
Largest Ocean
Name: Pacific Ocean
Area: 60,060,700 square miles
Smallest Ocean
Name: Arctic Ocean
Area: 5,427,000 square miles
Largest Gulf
Name: Gulf of Mexico
Area: 615,000 square miles
Largest Bay
Name: The Bay of Bengal
Area: 1,300,000 square miles
Largest Island
Name: Greenland
Area: 839,999 square miles
Largest Peninsula
Name: Arabia,
Area: 1,250,000 square miles
Largest Archipelago
Name: Indonesia
Area: 3,500-mile stretch of 17,000 islands
Largest Gorge
Name: Grand Canyon
Location: Colorado River, Arizona, U.S.
Characteristics: 217 miles long, 4–18 miles wide, 1 mile deep
Deepest Gorge
Name: Hells Canyon
Location: Snake River, Idaho
Depth: 7,900 feet
Longest Mountain Range
Name: Andes of South America
Length: 5,000 miles
Longest River
Name: Nile
Location: Africa
Length: 4,180 miles
Shortest River
Name: Roe
Location: Montana, U.S
Length: 200 feet long
Largest River
Name: Amazon
Location: South America
Area: 2,500,000 square miles
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Longest Estuary
Name: Ob River
Location: Russia
Length: 550 miles long, up to 50 miles wide
Largest Lagoon
Name: Lagoa dos Patos
Location: Brazil,
Length: 150 miles long
Area: 4,500 square miles
Largest Waterfall
Name: Angel Falls
Location: Venezuela
Height: 3,212 feet high
In the above list of Superlatives of World Geography contains largest, biggest, highest, longest, smallest and deepest relief features of the world for general awareness (GK).
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