WORLD'S SUPERLATIVES
THE BIGGEST:
Country (in area) ---- Russia
Country(in population) ---- China
Continent (in population) -----Asia
City(in area) ------Mount Isa, Queensland (Astralia)
41,225 sq.km.
Clock------------------------BigBen(London)
Dam -------------------------Grand Be (USA)
Dome ------------------------Gol Gumbaz(India)
Irrigation Scheme -------------Lloyd Barage(Pakistan)
Island ------------------------Kalaallit Nunat
Library -----------------------National Kie Libruary(CIS)
Museum ---------------------American Museum of Natural History,
Newyork
Ocean -----------------------Pacific
Palase----------------------- Vatican
Planet -----------------------Jupiter
Port -------------------------New York(USA)
Stamp----------------------- Penny Block
Zoo ------------------------ Krager National Park(S.Africa)
THE HIGHEST :
Airport --------------------Lhasa(Tibet)
Active Volcano -----------------Guallatiri(Chile)
Bridge ----------------------------Milav (France) (1000 feet)
City ----------------------------Wenchuan(China)
Capital City --------------------La Paz (Bolivia)
Dam ---------------------------The Grands (Switzerland)
Dormant Volcano --------------Llullaillaco (Chile)(6,723 m)
Extinct volcano------------------Cerro Aconcagua,Argentina (6960 m)
Lake ----------------------------Taticaca,Peru-Bolivia
Mountain peak ------------------Everest (Nepal) (8848 m)
Mountain Range -----------------Himalayas (Asia)
Plateau --------------------------Pamir(Tibet)
Railway line ---------------------Lhasa to Xinings (China)
(5072 m height)
Road ---------------------------Leh Nobra Road (India )
Volcano ------------------------Kitopaxi(Ecuador)
Water fall ---------------------- Angel (Venezuela)
THE LONGEST :
Cantilever Bridge --------------Quebec Bridge ,Canada
Canal (irrigation) ---------------The Kalakumsky Canal
Canal -------------------------Suez Canal
Epic --------------------------The Mahabharatam
Mountain range --------------Andes (South America)
Platform --------------------Kharagpur (india)
Railway platform -----------Kharagpur (India)
River ----------------------Nile (6679k m )
Railway ------------------- Trans Siberian Railway
(Moscow to Nakhodka),9,438km
Reef -----------------------Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
Snake ---------------------Anakonda
Water fall ------------------Angel (Venezuela)
Wall -----------------------Great wall of China,3460km.
THE LARGEST :
Aeroplane ----------------- Air bus-380
Archipelago --------------- Indonesia (3000 islands)
Airport --------King Khalid International Airport,Suadi Arabia
Bird --------------- Ostrich
Bay ---------------Hudson Bay( Northern Canada)
Beach -------------Virginia beach(USA)
Building ----------- Pentagon(USA)
Cathedral ---------Cathedral church
Church -----------St.Peter's Basilica(Rome)
Creature ---------Blue Whale
City --------------Tokyo (Japan)
(in population)
City(in area) -------London (Britain)
Continent ---------Asia (in area)
Country ---------- China
(in population)
Delta -------------Sundarbans ( India)
Dome ------------ Astrodome (USA)
Desert ------------Sahara desert (Africa)
Electorate --------India
Epic --------------Mahabharath
Forest -----------Coniferous forest of Northern CIS
Gulf -------------Gulf of Mexico
Gorge -----------Grand canyon,Colorado river , Arizona
Irrigation Scheme ---- Llyod Barrage (Pakistan)
Island ---------------Greenland (Renamed kalaallit Nunaat)
Lake ----------------Caspian Sea (Salt water)
Lake ----------------Lake Superior (Canada) (Fresh water)
Library ------------United states Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Land Animal --------African Elephant
Museum -------------American Museum of Natural History
Mosque -------------Jama Masjid, Delhi(India)
Ocean -------------- Pacific
Open University -------- Indira Gandhi National Open University
(above 2 lakhs students)
Peninsula -------------Arabia ( area:3,250,000sq.km)
Park -----------------Yellow Stone National Park (USA)
Port ------------------Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Religion ---------------Christianity
River -----------------Amazon
Sea ------------------South China Sea
Stadium -------------Strahov Stadium,Prague,Czech
Sea Port -------------Port of New York
Sea bird ------------Albatross
Temple -------------Angkor Vat(Kampuchea)
Tree --------------- General Sharman Tree, California
Zoo ---------------- Etosha Reserve (South West Africa)
THE SMALLEST:
Bird -----------------Humming bird
Country ------------- Vatican City
Country ------------- Vatican City
(both in area and population)
Continent ------------Australia
Ocean ---------------- Arctic
Planet ---------------- Mercury
Republic ------------- Nauru
THE LOWEST :
Airport ----- Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam
Mountains ---------Bheinna Bhaile
Point on the earth ----- Dead sea(Israel-Jorden)
THE TALLEST:
Animal ---------------------- Giraffe
Building --------------------- Burz (Dubai)
Fountain --------------------- Fountain hills (Arizona)
Minaret ---------------------- Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
Statue ------------------------ Motherland,Volgograd (Russia)
Tree (living)-------------------Coast Redwood, California,USA
ANIMALS (largest and biggest)
Fastest animal at short run ----------Cheetah
Largest existing land animal -------- Elephant
Largest sea animal -------------------- Blue Whale
(mammal)
Longest lived creature ------------- Blue whale(500 years)
Most Intelligent animal ------------- Chimpanzee
Tallest animal ------------------------ Girraffe
Largest bird -------------------------- Ostrich
Largest sea bird ---------------------Albatross
Fastest bird -------------------------- Swift
Largest mammal -------------------Whale
The Wingless bird or flightless bird --------Kiwi
The tree that weeps ----------------Laurel tree
(in the canary Islands)
Smallest bird ----------------------- Humming bird
Largest neck ----------------------- Giraffe
The reptile which chages its colour ------ Chameleon
The bird that never makes its nest ------- cuckoo
