List of Superlatives of the World

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List of Superlatives of the World
The superlatives of our world paint a vivid tapestry of extremes, showcasing the diversity and wonders that define our planet. 

From the soaring heights of Mount Everest to the icy depths of the Antarctic Ridge, each superlative leaves an indelible mark on the collective awe and admiration for the marvels that Earth has to offer.

Superlatives of the World

Below is the list of superlatives in the world that applicants can go through and become knowledgeable for various competitive tests.

 Animals, Plants & Birds

Largest in the World

  • Largest Animal – Blue Bottom Whale (recorded Length: 106 ft, Weight:195 tons).
  • Largest Land Animal – African Bush Elephant.
  • Largest Carnivorous Mammal – Elephant Seal.
    • Second Largest Carnivorous Mammal – Polar Bear.
  • Largest Coral Formation – The Great Barrier Reef (Australia).
  • Largest Bird – Ostrich.
    • Largest Sea Bird – Albatross.
  • Largest Fish – Whale Shark.
  • Largest Living Tree – German Sherman, the Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park (California, USA).
  • Largest Mammal – Blue Whale.
  • Largest Zoo – Kruger National Park (South Africa).
    • Largest Zoo (Asia) – Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park (Andhra Pradesh, India).

Smallest in the World

  • Smallest Bird – Humming bird.
  • Smallest Flowering Plant – Wolfia.
  • Smallest Mammal –  Etruscan shrew / Etruscan pygmy shrew / White-toothed pygmy shrew.

Miscellaneous

  • Biggest Flower – Raffesia arnoldii (Java).
  • Fastest Bird – Peregrine Falcon (322 km/hr).
  • Fastest Animal – Cheetah (Leopard; 70 mph).
  • Slowest Animal – Sloth.
  • Wingless Bird – Kiwi.
  • Longest Jumper (Animal) – Red Kangaroo.
  • Longest Bird (Wingspan) – Wandering Albatross.
  • Longest Poisonous Snake –  King Kobra.
  • Tallest Animal (Land) – Giraffe.


 Geography


Largest in the World

  • Largest Active Volcano – Mauna Loa.
  • Largest Asteroid Impact Zone – Austalia.
  • Largest Archipelago – Indonesia.
  • Largest Bay – The Bay of Bengal (2,173,000 sq. km., India).
  • Largest Cave Passage – Son Doong cave (Vietnam).
  • Largest Canyon – Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon (504.6 km, China).
    • Deepest Canyon – Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon (6,009 m deep).
  • Largest Continent – Asia.
    • 40 countries in Asia.
  • Largest Coral Formation – The Great Barrier Reef (Australia).
  • Largest City (in area) – Mount Isa (41,225 sq. km; Queensland, Australia).
  • Largest City (in population) – Tokyo.
  • Largest Country (in area) – Russia (17,098, 242 sq. km).
  • Largest Country (in population) – India.
  • Largest Democracy in the World – India.
    • Largest Electorate – India.
  • Largest Delta – The Ganges Delta.
  • Largest Desert – Sahara, Africa (84, 00,000 sq. km.).
  • Largest Diamond – The Cullinan (over 1½ lb).
  • Largest Forest – Coniferous Forests of Northern Russia.
  • Largest Glacier  –  Lambert Glacier
  • Largest Gorge – Grand Canyon (USA).
  • Largest Gulf – Gulf of Mexico.
  • Largest Hot Desert – Sahara (Africa); without considering the Antartican continent.
    • Largest Cold Desert – Gobi (Mongolia).
      • Largest Asian Desert – Gobi (Mongolia).
  • Largest Island – Greenland (2, 166,086 sq. km).
  • Largest River Island – Majuli (352 sq. km, Assam, India).
    • Located on River Brahmaputra.
  • Largest Lagoon – Grand Lagon Sud, New Caledonia
    • Largest Lagoon in India – Chilika Lake.
  • Largest Saltwater Lagoon – Marovo Lagoon (Solomon Islands).
  • Largest Lake – Caspian Sea, CIS Iran
    • Largest Artificial Lake (Surface Area) – Lake Volta (Ghana).
    • Largest Artificial Lake (Surface Volume) – Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe & Zambia).
    • Largest Freshwater Lake (by volume) – Lake Baikal. 
      • Largest Freshwater Lake (by area) – Lake Superior.
    • Largest Saltwater Lake – Caspian Sea.
    • Highest Lake – Titicaca (Bolivia).
  • Largest Landmass – The Eurasian Landmass.
  • Largest Mountain Range – Himalayas.
  • Largest Ocean – Pacific Ocean.
    • Deepest Ocean in the World – Pacific Ocean.
  • Largest Peninsula – Arabia.
  • Largest Plateau – Pamir (Asia).
  • Largest Rainforest – Amazon Rainforest (South America).
  • Largest River – Amazon.
    • Longest River – Nile.
    • Largest river basin – Amazon.
  • Largest Reef – Great Barrier Reef (Australia).
  • Largest Sea – South China Sea.
    • Largest Inland Sea – Mediterranean Sea.
  • Largest Swamp – The Pantanal Swamp (Brazil).
  • Largest Volcano (active) – Mauna Loa (Hawaii).
  • Largest Volcano (inactive) – Tamu Massif (Pacific).
  • Largest Waterfall –  Angel Falls (Venezuela).


Smallest in the World

  • Smallest Continent – Australia.
  • Smallest Country  – Vatican.
  • Smallest Colony  –  Gibraltar.
  • Smallest Ocean  –  Arctic (14 million sq. km.).
  • Smallest River – Roe River (USA).
  • Smallest Landmass –  The Australian Mainland.
  • Smallest Republic  – Nauru.


Longest in the World

  • Longest Day – June 21 (in Northern Hemisphere).
  • Longest Desert – Sahara, Africa (84, 00,000 sq. km.).
  • Longest Estuary – Ob River (Russia).
  • Longest Mountain Range – Andes (4300 miles, South America).
  • Longest River – Nile (6690 km).
  • Longest Strait – Strait of Malacca (800 km, connects Andaman Sea with the South China Sea).


Highest in the World

  • Highest City – El Alto-La Paz (Bolivia).
    • Highest Capital City – La Paz (Bolivia).
  • Highest Lake – Titicaca (12,645 ft. above sea level; Bolivia).
  • Highest Town – Wen Chuan (Tibet, China).
  • Highest Plateau – Pamir (Tibet).
  • Highest Mountain Peak – Mount Everest (29,035 ft/8,850 m; Nepal).
  • Highest Volcano – Ojos del Salado (6,893 m; The Andes, Argentine-Chlle).
  • Highest Waterfall – Salto Angels Falls (979 meters, Venezuela).

Miscellaneous

  • Shortest Day – December 22.
  • Largest Planet – Jupiter.
  • Smallest Planet – Mercury.
  • Brightest & Hottest Planet – Venus.
  • Brightest Star – Sirius.
  • Coldest Place – Vostok (Antarctica).
  • Hottest Place – Death Valley (California).
  • Driest Place – McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica).
    • The second driest place in the world –  Atacama Desert (Africa).
  • Longest Epic – The Mahabharata.
  • Least Populous Country – Vatican.
  • Only Christian Nation in Asia – Philippines.
  • Longest Surviving Democracy in the World – Britain.
  • Deepest Lake – Lake Baikal (5,314 ft depth; Siberia, Russia).
  • Lowest Place on Earth – The Dead Sea.
  • Deepest Point in the Ocean / Deepest Underwater Trench – Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench .
  • Tallest Geyser (Active) – Steamboat Geyser (200 ft, Yellowstone Park , USA).

Man-made Structures

  • Largest Airliner – Airbus A380.
  • Largest Airport – King Fahd International Airport (Saudi Arabia).
  • Largest Bank – World Bank (Washington).
  • Largest Bell – The Tsar Bell (201,924 Kg, Russia).
  • Largest Big-ship Canal – Suez canal (Red Sea and Mediterranean).
  • Largest City (by Population) – Tokyo (Japan).
  • Largest Country (by Population)  – China.
    • Largest Country (by Area ) –  Russia.
  • Largest Church – St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican, Rome, Italy).
    • Largest Orthodox Cathedral – The Cathedral Church of Christ (Russia).
  • Largest Cruise Ship – Royal Carribbean.
  • Largest Dam – Three Gorges Dam (630 ft; Hubei Province, China).
  • Largest Dome – National Stadium (Singapore).
  • Largest Embassy – US Embassy in Baghdad (104 acres, Iraq).
  • Largest Glacier – Lambert Glacier (Antarctica).
  • Largest Hotel – The Venetian & The Palazzo (Las Vegas, USA).
  • Largest Lake (Artificial, by volume) – Lake Kariba.
  • Largest Library – The Library of Congress  (USA, 162 million+ items).
  • Largest Masjid – Masjid al–Haram (Mecca, Saudi Arabia).
  • Largest National Park – Greenland National Park (972,000 sq. km., Greenland).
  • Largest Parliament – The National People’s Congress (China).
  • Largest Palace – Imperial Palace (180 acres, Beijing).
  • Largest Railway Platform – Grand Central Terminal (New York, USA).
  • Largest Sea Port – Shanghai (China).
  • Largest Stadium – Strahov Stadium (Prague, Czech Republic).
  • Largest Temple – Angkor Wat (Cambodia).
    • Largest Buddhist Temple – Borobudur (Indonesia).
  • Largest Women’s University – Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University (Saudi Arabia).

Biggest in the World

  • Biggest Airlines – Aerofloat (Russia).
  • Biggest Airport – King Khalid International Airport (Saudi Arabia).
  • Longest Bridge (Railway) – Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (164800m, China).
  • Biggest Car Manufacturer – Toyota.
  • Biggest Church – St.Peters Basilica (Vatican).
  • Biggest Cinema House – Kinepolis (Madrid, Spain).
  • Biggest Museum – Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC, USA).
  • Biggest Railway Station – Grand Central Terminal (New York).
  • Biggest Statue – The Statue of Unity (182 m,  Gujarat, India).
    • Located on the banks of River Narmada.
  • Biggest Stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium (NMS) / Motera Stadium (Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India).
    • Seating capacity – 132,000.

Longest in the World

  • Longest Canal – The Grand Canal (China).
  • Longest Canal (India) – The Indira Gandhi Canal.
  • Longest Big Ship Canal – Seuz Canal (Between Red sea & Mediterranean).
  • Longest & Largest Canal Tunnel – Le Rove Tunnel (France).
  • Longest Bi-lane Tunnel – Sela Tunnel (connects Tezpur to Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India).
  • Longest Bridge (Railway) – Dan Yang-Kunshan Grand Bridge (Beijing, China).
  • Longest Corridor – Rameshwaram Temple’s Corridor (5000 ft.).
  • Longest Earthen Dam – Hirakud (15.8 miles, Mahanadi, Odisha, India).
  •  Longest Railway – Trans-Siberian Railway (5772 miles Long).
  • Longest Railway Platform – Hubballi Railway Station (1400m, Karnataka, India).
  • Longest Road – Pan American Highway.
    • Longest Highway in India – NH 44 (old NH 7) (3,745 Km connecting Srinagar to Kanyakumari).
  • Longest River Dam – Hirakud Dam (15.8 miles; Odisha, India).
  • Longest Swimming Course – The English Channel.
  • Longest Tunnel (Road) – Laerdal (Norway).
  • Longest Tunnel (Railway) – Gotthard Base Tunnel (Alps, Switzerland). 
  • Longest Wall – Great Wall of China (1500 miles).

Tallest in the World

  • Tallest Building – Burj Khalifa (828m, Dubai, U.A.E).
  • Tallest Dam – Jinping-I Dam (305 m; China).
  • Tallest Residential Building – Central Park Tower (472.4 m, USA).
  • Tallest Minaret – Great Hassan Mosque (656 ft, Casablanca, Morocco).
  • Tallest Monument – Gateway Arch (USA).
  • Tallest Statue – Statue of Unity (597 ft, Gujarat, India).
  • Tallest Tower – Skytree  (2080 ft, Tokyo, Japan).


Miscellaneous

  • Busiest Canal – Seuz Canal.
  • Busiest Port – Port of Shanghai (China).


📝SideNotes:

  • The Ganges Delta –  also known as the Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta, the Sunderbans Delta, and the Bengal Delta.
  • The first president of Philippines – Ramon Magsaysay.
  • The engineer behind the building of Suez Canal – Ferdinand de Lesseps.
  • The cradle of democracy – Greece.
  • Land of Modern democracy – Britain.
  • Home of Direct Democracy – Switzerland.
  • Bible of Modern democracy – Social Contract (Rousseau).
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