Superlatives of the World (Largest and Longest) – General Knowledge The world is full of incredible natural and man-made wonders that hold records for being the largest and longest. These superlatives are important for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, RRB, Railway, Bank Exams, and other entrance tests.
| Tallest Animal on (land) | Giraffe |
| Biggest Bell | Great Bell at Moscow |
| Fastest Bird | Peregrine Falcon |
| Largest Bird | Ostrich |
| Smallest Bird | Humming Bird |
| Longest Bridge (Railway) | Lower Zambeji (Africa ) |
| Tallest Building | Burj khalifa, Dubai (U.A.E) |
| Tallest office Building | Patronas Twin Towers Kuala Lampur (Malaysia) |
| Longest Big Ship Canal | Seuz Canal (Linkin red sea & Mediterranean) |
| Busiest Canal (Ship) | Baltic White Sea Canal (152 miles) |
| Biggest Cinema House | Roxy (New York) |
| Highest city | Wen Chuan (Tibet, China) 16,732 ft. |
| Largest City (in population) | Tokyo [(3,42,00000), Est. population in 2006] |
| Biggest City in (area) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (41225 sq. km.) |
| Largest Continent | Asia |
| Smallest continent | Australia |
| Largest Country (in population) | China |
| Largest country (in area) | Russia |
| Largest Coral Formation | The Great Barrier Reef (Australia) |
| Largest Dam | Grand Coulee- Concrete Dam (U.S.A) |
| Longest Day | June 21 (in Northern Hemisphere) |
| Shortest Day | Dec. 22(in Northern Hemisphere) |
| Largest Delta | Sundarbans, India (8000 sq. miles) |
| Longest Desert (World) | Sahara, Africa (84, 00,000 sq. km.) |
| Largest Diamond | The Cullinan (over 1 ½ 1b.) |
| Biggest Dome | Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), (Old archi) 144 ft. diameter. |
| Biggest Dome (New Archi) | Astrodome, Sports |
| Longest Epic | The Mahabharata |
| Largest Island | Greenland (renamed kalaatdlit Nunaat) |
| Largest Lake (Artificial) | Lake mead (Bouler) |
| Deepest Lake | Baikal (Siberia); average depth2300 ft. |
| Highest Lake | Titicaca (Bolivia) 12645 ft. above sea level. |
| Largest Lake (Fresh Water) | Lake Superior, U.S.A |
| Largest Lake (Salt Water) | Caspian Sea 3, 71,000 sq. km.) |
| Largest Mosque | Jama Masjid, Delhi, (area 10,000 sq. ft.) |
| Biggest Library | National Kiev Library,Moscow & Library of the Congress, Washington) |
| Highest Mountain peak (World) | Himalayas |
| Longest Mountain Range | Andes (S.America) 5,500 miles in length |
| Biggest Museum | British Museum (London) |
| Tallest Minaret (Free Standing) | Qutub Minar, Delhi 238 ft. |
| Tallest Minaret | Great Hassan Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco |
| Deepest & Biggest Ocean | The Pacific |
| Largest Palace | Imperial Palace (Gugong), Beijing (China) |
| Largest Park | Yellow stone national park(USA). |
| Largest Peninsula | Arabic (32,50,000 sq. km.) |
| Coldest Place or Region | Verkhoyansk (Syberia), Temperature – 85` C |
| Driest Place | Death Valley (California); rainfall 1 ½ inch. |
| Hottest Place (World) | Al-Aziziyah (Libya, Africa) 136`F |
| Largest Planet | Jupiter |
| Brightest and Hottest Planet (also nearest to Earth) | Venus |
| Farthest planet (from the Sun) | Neptune |
| Nearest Planet (to the Sun) | Mercury |
| Smallest Planet | Mercury |
| Highest Plateau | Pamir (Tibet) |
| Largest Platform (Railway) | Grand Central terminal, New York (U.S.A) |
| Largest sea Port | Ningbo-zhoushan,china. |
| Busiest container Port | Shangai ,china. |
| Longest Railway | Trans-Siberian Railway (6,000 miles Long) |
| Longest River | Nile (6690 km), Amazon (6570 km.) |
| Longest River Dam | Hirakund Dam (Orissa), India 15.8 miles. |
| Largest sea-bird | Albatross |
| Largest Sea (inland) | Mediterranean |
| Brightest Star | Sirius (also called Dog star) |
| Tallest statue | Tallest Statue in the World: Statue of Unity. Height: 182m (597 ft.) .. |
| Tallest Statue (Bronze) | Bronze Statue of Lord Buddha, Tokyo (Japan). |
| Longest Swimming Course | English Channel |
| Tallest Tower | Skytree ,Tokyo,japan.(634m) |
| Longest train nonstop | Flying Scoutsman |
| Longest Tunnel (Railway) | Seikan Rail Tunnel (Japan), (53.85 km.) |
| Longest & Largest Canal Tunnel | Le Rove Tunnel (South of France) |
| Longest Tunnel (Road) | Laerdal, Norway |
| Highest Volcano | Ojos Del Salado, Andes Argentine-Chile (6,885 m.) |
| Largest Volcano | Mauna Lao (Hawaii) |
| Longest Wall | Great Wall of China (1500 miles) |
| Highest Waterfall | Salto Angel Falls (Venezuela) |
| Longest Strait | Tartar Strait (Sakhalin Island & the Russian mainland) |
| Broadest Strait | Davis Straits (Greenland & Baffin Island, (Canada) |
| Narrowest strait | Chaliks-45 yards (Between the Greek mainland the island of Euboea in the Aegean Sea) |
| Largest Bay | Hudson Bay, Canada (Shore line 7623 miles) |
| Largest Gulf | Gulf of Mexico,( shoreline 2100 miles) |
| Largest Archipelago | Indonesia (over 3,000 Islands) |
| Tallest Active Geyser | Giant (Geyser ) yelowstone park U.S.A 200 ft. high |
| Largest River Basin | Amazon Basin- 27, 20,000 sq. mile. |
| World rainiest spot | Cherrapunji (Mawsynram), India |
| Largest Gorge | Grand Canyon, on the Colorado River, U.S.A |
| Lightest gas | Hydrogen |
| Lightest Metal | Lithium |
| Highest Melting Point | Tungsten, 3,410`C |
| Hardest Substance | Diamond |
| Longest Animal | Blue Whale, (recorded length 106 ft. weight-195 tons) |
| Longest Life Span of an Animal | 190 to 200 years, (Giant tortoise) |
| Largest Land Animal | African Bush Elephant |
| Fastest Animal | Cheetah (Leopard ) 70 m.p.h |
| Longest Jump Animal | Kangaroo |
| Longest wing Spread Bird | Albatross |
| Slowest Animal | Snail |
| Domestic Dog | Irish Wolf Hound |
| Fastest Dog | Persian Grey Hound (speed 43 m.p.h) |
| Longest poisonous snake | King cobra |
| Biggest Flower | Raffesia (Java) |
| Largest Stadium | Strahov stadium in Prague, (the Czech Republic) |
| Largest Church | Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican city, Rome Italy |
| Largest Temple | Angkor Vat (Combodia) |
| Largest Diamond mine | Kimbarley (S.Africa) |
| Largest River in volume | Amazon, Brazil |
| Highest Capital City | La Paz (Bolivia) |
| Largest Asian Desert | Gobi, Mongolia |
| Largest Democracy | India |
| Longest Thoroughfare | Verazano-Narrows, New York City Harbour |
| Largest Neck Animal | Giraffe |
| Largest Animal of the Cat Family | Lion |
| Most Intelligent Animal | Chimpanzee |
| Bird, that never makes its nests | Cuckoo |
| Wingless Bird | Kiwi |
| Reptile which changes its colors | Chameleon |
| Largest Mammal | Whale |
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