List of World's largest and smallest things in the world. General Knowledge questions and Answers from World GK

List of World's largest and smallest things in the world. General Knowledge questions and Answers from World GK

World's Largest & Smallest Country, Place etc...

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Largest Country       -  Russia  (17,075,200 km2 (6,591,027 mi2)

Smallest Country     -  Vatican City Size: 0.17 sq. mi. (0.44 km²)Rome, Italy -Europe

Largest Continent     -  Asia, 17,212,2000 square miles

Smallest Continent   -  Australia,312,2000 square miles

Largest Gulf             -  Gulf of Mexico, 615,000 square miles

Largest Bay             -  The Bay of Bengal, 1,300,000 square miles

Largest Island          -  Greenland, 839,999 square miles

Largest peninsula     -  Arabia.

Largest bay             -   Hudson Bay, Canada.

World's Largest & Smalllest Rivers, Sea, Ocean, Mountains, Waterfall etc...

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Longest River        -   The Nile, Africa, 4,180 miles

Shortest River        -   The Roe, Montana, US, 200 feet long

Largest River         -   The Amazon, South America, basin of 2,500,000 square miles

Largest Sea           -  The Mediterranean Sea, 1,144,800 square miles

Largest Ocean       -   Pacific Ocean, 60,060,700 square miles

Deepest Ocean      -   Pacific Ocean, average depth 13,215 feet

Smallest Ocean     -   Arctic Ocean, 5,427,000 square miles

Largest Lake          -   Caspian Sea, 152,239 square miles

Largest Freshwater Lake   -   Lake Superior, US-Canada, 31,820 square miles

Highest Lake                    -    Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level

Lowest Lake                    -  The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, surface of water 1,349 feet below sea level

Larget Lagoon                 -    Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil, 150 miles long, 4,500 square miles

Largest Waterfall             -    Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high

Deepest Underwater Trench       - Marina Trench, 200 miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean,36,198 feet below the ocean surface

Highest Mountain                          - Mount Everest, Himalayan Mountains, Nepal-Tibet, 29,035 feet above sea level

The lowest mountain range                - Buena Bhaile.

Longest Mountain Range                   - The Andes of South America, 5,000 miles

Lowest Point on land                     - The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, water surface 1,349 feet below sea level

Largest Gorge                                  -  Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona, US, 217 miles long, 4-18 miles wide, 1 mile deep

Deepest Gorge                                  -  Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho, 7,900 feet deep

World's Largest & Smallest Places, Buildings etc...

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Largest museum         -  American Museum of Natural History.

Tallest tower               -  C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada.

Largest airport            -  King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.

Largest church           -  Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.

Tallest statue             -  Spring Temple Buddha, China -153 m (502 ft) total monument height

Largest railway tunnel -  Seikan Tunnel, Japan - Once completed in 2016, the Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland) will be the longest railway tunnel in the world.

The largest cinema     -  Fox theatre, Detroit, USA.

Tallest office building   - Sears Tower, Chicago.

Largest Archipelago    -  Indonesia, 3,500-mile stretch of 17,000 islands

Nick names of important places : Sobriquets

General Questions and Answers on Sobriquets name of important places in the World 

Queen of Arabian Sea : Kochi, India

Land of the Kangaroo : Australia

Land of the Golden Fleece : Australia

Roof of World : Pamirs, Central Asia

Yellow River : Huang Ho (China)

Garden City of India : Bangalore

Quaker City : Philadelphia, USA

World's Loneliest Island : Tristan De Gunha (Mid Atlantic)

Sick Man of Europe : Turkey

Sorrow of China : River Hwang Ho

Windy City : Chicago, USA

Sugar bowl of the World : Cuba

White Man's Grave : Guinea Coast

White City : Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Venice of North Stockholm : Sweden

Venice of East : Alleppey, India

Spice Garden of India : Kerala

Dark Continent : Africa