Saturday, January 31, 2009

Superlatives- World

The Biggest
City (in area)- Mount Isa, Queensland (Australia) (41,225 sq km)
Country (in area)- Russia
Dam- Grand Be (USA)
Dome- Gol Gumbaz (lndia)
Irrigation Scheme- Llyod Barrage (Pakistan)
Island- Greeland (Renamed Kalaallit Nunaat)
Library- National Kie Library (CIS)
Museum- American Museum of Natural History, New York
Ocean - Pacific
Palace- Vatican (ltaly)
Planet - Jupiter

The Highest
Airport- Lhasa (Tibet)
Dam- The Grands (Switzerland)
Mountain Range- Himalayas (Asia)
Waterfall- Angel (Venezuela)
City- Wenchuan (China)
Mountain Peak- Everest (Nepal)
Road- Leh Nobra Road (India)

The Largest
Archipelago- Indonesia (3,000 islands)
City (population) - Tokyo (Japan)
Country (population) - China
Dam- Grand Coulee-concrete Dam (USA)
Desert- Sahara Desert (Africa)
Forest - Coniferous forest of Northern CIS
Island- Greenland
Lake (Salt Water)- Caspian Sea
Mountain Range- The Andes (South America)
Railway Platform- Kharagpur, West Bengal (lndia)
Sea- South China Sea
Temple- Angkor Vat (Kampuchea)
Bird- Ostrich
Continent- Asia
Creature- Blue Whale
Delta- Sundarbans (lndia)
Electorate- India
Gulf- Gulf of Mexico
Lake (Fresh Water)- Lake Superior (Canada)
Mosque- Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
Peninsula- Arabia (Area-3,250,000 sq km)
Satellite- Titan (Satellite of Saturn)
Sea Bird- Albatross
Zoo- Etosha Reserve (South West Africa)

The Longest
Epic- Mahabharata
Platform- Kharagpur (India)
River- Nile
Mountain Range- Andes (South America)
Railway- Trans Siberian Railway
Wall- Great Wall of China

The Smallest
Bird- Humming Bird
Planet- Mercury
Country- Vatican City (in area)

The Tallest
Animal- Giraffe
Minaret- Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
Statue- Motherland, Volgograd (Russia)
Fountain- Fountain Hills (Arizona)
Minaret (Free standing)- Qutab Minar, Delhi

Miscellaneous
Fastest Animal- The Peregrine Falcon
Coldest Place- Polyus Nedostupnosti (in Antarctica)
Hottest Place- Azizia (Libya)
Brightest Planet- Venus
Fastest Bird- Swift
Driest Place- Death Valley (California)
Rainiest Place- Masynram near Cherrapunji (lndia)
Brightest Star- Sirius (also called the Dog Star)

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