Superlatives of the World

 Superlatives of the World

Continent	Smallest - Australia Largest – Asia
Country	Largest – Russia
Mountain Range	Longest – Andes South America Highest – Himalayas
Mountain Peak	Mount Everest - Nepal - 8848 m
Desert	Largest Hot Desert – Sahara, Africa Largest Cold Desert – Gobi, Mongolia
River	Longest – Nile, 6690 km Busiest – Rhine, Germany Largest – Amazon, South America
Basin	Largest – Amazon
Gorge	Largest – Grand Canyon USA
Waterfall	Highest – Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
Delta	Largest – Sundarbans, India
Island	Largest – Greenland
Bay	Largest – Hudson Bay, Canada
Gulf	Longest – Gulf of Mexico
Peninsula	Largest – Arabia
Volcano	Largest – Mauna Loa, Hawaii Islands Highest – Ojos del Saladi, Andes, Argentine- Chile-6885 m
Sea	Largest – Mediterranean
Ocean	Deepest and Biggest – The Pacific
Lake	Deepest – Baikal, Siberia Highest – Titicaca, Bolivia Largest – Lake Superior, USA
Sea Port	Largest – Shanghai, China
Airport	Largest – King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia Highest – Daocheng Yading Airport, Garzi, Tibet(China)
Dam	Tallest – Jinping Dam, China Longest – Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India Biggest – Kariba Dam, Zimbabwe Largest – Grand Coulee Dam, USA
Canal	Longest – Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
Animal	Most Intelligent – Chimpanzee Fastest – Cheetah
Nation with boundary	Largest – Canada
Plateau	Largest – Pamir Plateau, Asia
Road	Highest – Leh-Manali Road, India NH1-A
Bird	Largest – Ostrich Largest – Albatross, Sea Fastest- Needle, Tailed Swift Smallest – Humming Bird
Mammal	Largest – Blue Whale Smallest – bumblebee Bat
Park	Largest – National Park, Greenland
Railway	Longest – Trans-Siberian Railway
Tunnel	Longest and Largest(Cannel) – Le Rove Tunnel, South of France Longest(Railway) – Gotthard Base Tunnel, Switzerland
Bridge	Longest – Danyang-Kunshan grand Bridge, Beijing
Building	Tallest – Burj Khalifa, Dubai, 828m
Minar	Tallest – great Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco
Statue	Tallest – Spring Temple Buddha, China
Tower	Tallest – Tokyo Sky Free, Tokyo, Japan
Mosque	Largest – Masjid at Haram, Mecca
Temple	Largest – Angkor Vat, Cambodia
Church	Largest – Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Museum	Biggest – Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
Place	Coldest – Verkhoyansk, Siberia, 85°C Driest – Atacama Desert, Chile, South America Hottest – Al-Aziziyah, Africa, 136°F
Stadium	Largest – Strahov Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic
Wall	Longest – Great Wall of China
Gas	Lightest – Hydrogen
Melting Point	Highest – Tungsten, 34100°C
Diamond	Largest – The Cullinan, 1.5lb
Metal	Lightest – Lithium Heaviest – Osmium Costliest – Californium 252, $27 million per gram