Friday, 29 July 2011

General Knowledge- Biggest, highest, largest and longest things in the world


Biggest, highest, largest and longest things in the world  


Sl. No
 Item
 Thing
1
Largest  Archipelago
Indonesia
2
Fastest Bird
Swift
3
Largest Bird
Ostrich
4
Smallest Bird
Humming Bird
5
Longest      Railway Bridge
Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana  (U.S.A.)
6
Tallest Building in the World
Burj, Dubai (UAE)
7
Longest  Irrigational Canal
The Kalakumsky Canal
8
Longest Canal
Suez Canal
9
Highest Capital
La Paz (Boliva)
10
Biggest in Area City
Mount Isa Australia
11
Largest in Population City
Tokyo
12
Costliest City
Tokyo
13
Highest City
Van Chuan (China)
14
Largest Continent
Asia
15
Smallest Continent
Australia
16
Biggest Country,  (Area)
Russia
17
Largest Country, (Population)
China
18
Largest Country, (Electorate)
 ndia
19
Largest Creature,
Blue Whale
20
Largest Delta,  
Sunderban (Bangladesh & India)
21
Largest Desert, (World)
Sahara (Africa)
22
Largest Desert, (Asia)
Gobi
23
Largest Dam
Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)
24
Highest Dam
Hoover Dam (U.S.A.)
25
Largest Diamond
The Cullinan
26
Largest Dome
Astrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)
27
Largest Epic
Mahabharat
28
Largest Irrigation Scheme,    
Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)
29
Largest Island
Greenland
30
Largest Sea
Mediterranean sea
31
Longest Sea Bridge
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, China  (42.5 km)
32
Deepest Lake
Baikal (Siberia)
33
Largest Lake,  (Artificial)
Lake Mead (Boulder Dam)
34
Highest Lake,
Titicaca (Bolivia)
35
Largest Lake, (Fresh water)
Superior
36
Largest Lake, (Salt water)
Caspian
37
Largest Library,
United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
38
Highest Mountain Peak
Everest (Nepal)
39
Longest Mountain Range
Andes (S. America)
40
Largest Museum
British Museum, London
41
Largest Ocean
Pacific
42
Biggest Palace
Vatican (Italy)
43
Largest Park
Yellow Stone National Park   (U.S.A.)
44
Largest Peninsula
Arabia
45
Coldest Place (Habitated)
Verkhoyank (Siberia)
46
Dryest Place
Iqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile)
47
Hottest Place
Azizia (Libya, Africa)
48
Rainiest Place
 Mausinram (Meghalaya, India)
49
Biggest Planet
Jupiter
50
Brightest Planet
Venus
51
Smallest Planet
Mercury
52
Highest Plateau
Pamir (Tibet)
53
Longest Platform
Kharagpur (India)
54
Longest Railway
Trans-Siberian railway
55
Longest Railway Station
Grand Central Terminal,       Chicago (U.S.A.)
56
Longest River
Nile (Africa)
57
Largest River
Amazon (S. America)
58
Largest Sea-bird
Albatross
59
Brightest Star
Sirius
60
Tallest Statue
Statue of Motherland,  Volgagrad (Russia)
61
Largest Radio  Telescope
New Mexico (U.S.A.)
62
World’s first Tramway,
New York
63
Longest  Tunnel, (Railway)
Tanna (Japan)
64
Longest Tunnel, (Road)
Mont Blanc Tunnel between  France and Italy
65
Highest Volcano
Ojos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)
67
Most Active Volcano
Maunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.)
68
Longest Wall
Great wall of China
69
Highest Waterfall
Angel (Venezuela)
70
Lowest body Water
Dead Sea
71
Largest Zoo
Kruger National Park, South Africa
72
Tallest Animal,
Giraffe

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