WORLD'S LARGEST , BIGGEST , HIGHEST , SMALLEST

 

III. WORLD'S LARGEST, BIGGEST, HIGHEST, SMALLEST :

 Largest country (in area):Russia

 Smallest country :Vatican City

Most populated country :China

Least populated country : Vatican City 

Largest archipelago : Indonesia

Largest island :Greenland

Largest continent:Asia 

 Smallest continent:Australia 

   Most populated continent: Asia

Least populated continent :Oceania

Largest peninsula:Arabia

 Most populated city:Tokyo (Japan)

Largest Desert:Sahara (Africa)

Biggest and Deepest ocean: The Pacific Ocean

Largest sea : Mediterranean Sea

Longest Canal : Suez Canal (linking Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea)

Longest river: The Nile (6648 km)

Largest river : The Amazon

(in volume)

Lowest body of water : Dead Sea (around 1300 feet below sea level)

Highest waterfall :Angel Falls in Venezuela (979 m)

Largest volcano : Mauna Loa (Hawaii)

Highest plateau : Pamir (Tibetan Plateau)

Highest Mountain Peak : Mount Everest (Nepal) 8,848 m

Largest Mountain Range : Andes (South America) 7200 km

Longest Rail Tunnel : Gotthard Base Tunnel in Swiss Alps (Zurich to Lugano) 57 km

Biggest Planet : Jupiter

Smallest Planet : Mercury

Farthest Planet from the Sun: Neptune

Nearest Planet to Sun : Mercury

Hottest and Brightest Planet : Venus

Coldest Planet : Neptune

Fastest revolution in the Solar System : Mercury (A year comprises only 88 Earth days)

Slowest revolution in the Solar System: Neptune (164.79 years)

Fastest rotation in the Solar System :Jupiter (9.9 h)

Slowest rotation in the Solar System : Venus (243 days)