Longest, Largest, Tallest & Highest in World

June 23, 2017

Longest, Largest, and Highest Creatures

  • Largest sea bird- Albatross 
  • Fastest bird of world- Peregrine Falcon 
  • Largest bird of the world- Ostrich 
  • Largest Mammal- Whale 

Longest, Largest, and Highest Man made Structures

  • Longest Railway Bridge of the world- Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, China(164.8 Km) 
  • Tallest Building of the world- Burj Khalifa, UAE (height 828m) 
  • Longest Ship Canal of the world- Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (1930 Km long) 
  • Largest Dam of the world- Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze River, Chin (Capacity 22500 MW) 
  • Biggest Library of the world- Library of Congress, Washington DC 
  • Largest Mosque of the world- Masjid al-haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia 
  • Biggest Museum of the world- British Museum, London 
  • Tallest Minaret (free standing) of the world- Qutub Minar, Delhi (height 238 ft) 
  • Busiest Port of world- Port of Shanghai, China 
  • Longest Railway route in world- Trans Siberian Railway, Moscow to Vladivostok (6000 Miles Long) 
  • Longest River Dam of the world- Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India 
  • Tallest Statue of the world- Statue of Liberty 
  • Longest road Tunnel- Laerdal, Norway 
  • Biggest Bell of the world- Great Bell at Moscow (Tsar Bell ) 

Longest, Largest, and Highest Natural Creation

  • Highest City of the world- La Rinconada (Height about- 16,700 ft) 
  • Largest city in population- Tokyo 
  • Biggest city in world in terms of area- Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (41,225 Sq Km) 
  • Largest coral formation of the world- Great barrier Reef (Australia) 
  • Largest Island of the world- Greenland 
  • Largest Artificial lake of the world- Lake Kariba (on Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe) 
  • Highest Lake of the world- Lhagba Pool, 6368 m (Tibet-China) 
  • Largest Freshwater lake of the world- Lake Superior,USA 
  • Largest saline water lake- Caspian Sea 
  • Largest Living Tree- German Sherman, the Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US (83 m tall, 11.1 m trunk dia) 
  • Highest Capital City of world- La Paz, Bolivia 3600 m height 
  • Highest Mountain range of the world- Himalayas 
  • Longest mountain Range of the world- Andes (South America, Length 5500 miles) 
  • Biggest Ocean of the world- Pacific Ocean 
  • Largest Palace of the world- Hofburg Palace, Vienna 
  • Largest Peninsula of the world- Arabian Peninsula (32,50,000 sq km) 
  • Largest Planet- Jupiter 
  • Highest Plateau- Pamir, Tibet aslo known as Roof of World 
  • Longest River of the world- Nile (6690 Km) 
  • Largest Inland sea- Mediterranean Sea 
  • Highest Volcano of world- Mauna Loa (Hawaii) 
  • Highest Fall of world- Angel falls (Venezuela) 
  • Longest Strait of world- Tatar Strait (between sakhalin Island and the Russian mainland) 
  • Largest Bay of the world- Hudson Bay, Canada(Shore line 7623 miles) 
  • Largest Gulf world- Gulf of Mexico 
  • Largest Archipelago of world- Indonesia(more than 3000 islands) 
  • Largest Gorge of world- Grand Canyon, USA 
  • Biggest Flower of world- Rafflesia (java) 
  • Largest Stadium of world- Strahov Stadium in Prague (Czech Republic ) 
  • Largest Church of world- Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Italy 
  • Largest Temple of world- Angkor Wat (Cambodia) 
  • Largest Diamond mine of world- Kimberley (South Africa) 
  • Longest Corridor of world- Rameshwaram Temple (5000 ft) 
  • Highest Capital city of world- La Paz (Bolivia) 
  • Largest Asian Desert- Gobi, Mongolia 
  • Largest Democracy of world- India 

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