Superlatives of the World 2022
The Largest, Biggest, Smallest, Longest, Highest of the World
| Continent | Smallest - Australia Largest - Asia |
| Country | Largest (in area)- Russia Largest (in population)- China |
| Mountain Range | Longest - Andes, South America Highest - Himalayas |
| Mountain Peak | Highest - Mount Everest (Nepal )(8848 m) |
| Desert | Largest hot desert - Sahara, Africa Largest cold desert (outside the poles)- Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China) |
| River | Longest - Nile (6690 Km) Shortest - Roe (61 m) Busiest - Rhine (Germany) |
| Basin | Largest - Amazon Basin (South America) |
| Gorge | Largest - Grand Canyon, on the Colorado river, USA |
| Waterfall | Highest - Salto Angel Falls (Venezuela) |
| Delta | Largest - Sundarbans, India |
| Gulf | Longest - Gulf of Mexico |
| Island | Largest - Greenland |
| Bay | Largest - Hudon Bay, Canada |
| Peninsula | Largest - Arabia |
| Volcano | Largest - Mauna Loa (Hawaii Islands ); Highest - ojos del Salado, Andes, Argentina - chile (6885 m) |
| Sea (Inland) | Largest - Philippines sea |
| Ocean | Deepest and Biggest - The Pacific |
| Lake | Deepest - Baikal (Siberia) Highest - Titicaca (Bolivia) Largest (Fresh water)- Lake Superior, USA Largest (Artificial)- Lake Kariba |
| World's Rainiest spot | Mawsynram - (Meghalaya) |
| Sea Port | Largest - Shanghai (China) |
| Airport | Largest -King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia Highest - Daocheng Yading Airport, Garzi, Tibet (China) |
| Airliner | Largest - Airbus A 380 |
| Dam | Tallest - Jinping - I Dam (China) Longest - Hirakud Dam (Odisha), India Largest (Concrete)- Three Gorges Dam (China) |
| Coral formation | Largest - The Great Barrier Reef (Australia) |
| Canal | Busiest - Baltic White Sea Canal Longest - Beijing - Hangzhou Grand Canal |
| Animal | Most Intelligent - Chimpanzee |
| Asteroid impact zone | Largest - Australia |
| Dome | Longest - World Peace Monument Dome (Pune) |
| Country with the longest length of Coastline | Canada |
| Plateau | Largest - Pamir Plateau (Asia) |
| Motorable Road | Highest - Umling La Road, Ladakh (19300 ft) |
| Bird | Wingless - Kiwi Largest - Ostrich Largest (Sea)- Albatross Fastest - Spine - tailed swift Smallest - Humming bird |
| Mammal | Largest - Blue whale Smallest - Bumblebee Bat |
| Park | Largest - National Park, Greeenland |
| Railway | Longest - Trans- Siberian Railway |
| Railway Platform | Longest - Gorakhpur, India Largest - Grand Central Terminal, New York (USA) |
| Tunnel | Longest and Largest (Canal) - Le Rove Tunnel (South of France) Longest (Railway) - Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland) |
| Bridge | Longest - Danyang- kunshan Grand Bridge |
| Building | Tallest - Burj Khalifa, Dubai (828m) |
| Minar (Free standing) | Tallest - Great Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco |
| Statue | Tallest - Statue of Unity, Gujarat, India |
| Tower | Tallest - Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo (Japan) |
| Mosque | Largest - Masjid at Haram (Mecca) |
| Temple | Largest - Angkor Vat (Combodia) |
| Church | Longest - Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Rome (Italy) |
| Museum | Biggest Smithsonian Institution , Washington DC |
| Place | Coldest - Verkhoyansk (Siberia) Temperature 85oC Hottest - Al- Aziziyah (Libya, Africa) 136oF Driest - Atacama Desert Chile (South America) |