Thursday 22 November 2012

LONGEST,HEIGHEST & SMALLEST IN WORLD


LONGEST IN WORLD

Longest river - Nile (Egypt)


Longest road - Pan American Highway

Longest railway platform - Kharagpur, (West Bengal)

Longest dam - Hirakud (Orissa)

Longest mountain range - Andes (South America)

Longest railway tunnel - Seikan Rail Tunnel (Japan)

Longest railway line - Trans-Siberian Railway

(Russia)

Longest ship canal - Suez Canal

Longest estuary - Obeestuary (Russia)

Longest road tunnel - St. Gothard Road Tunnel

(Switzerland)

Longest bridge - Second Lake Pontchartrain

Causeway

HIGHEST IN WORLD

Highest mountain peak - Mt. Everest (Nepal)

Highest mountain - Himalaya

Highest lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)

Highest plateau - Tibet

Highest continent - Antartica

Highest waterfall - Angel Falls, (Venezuela)

Highest active volcano - Guayathiri (Chile)

Highest capital city - La Paz (Bolivia)

Highest town - Wenchuan (Tibet)

Highest volcano - Cotopaxy (Ecuador)

Highest airport - Lhasa Airport (Tibet)

Highest railway station - Condor Station (Bolivia)

Highest river bridge - Royal Gorge (Colorado)

Highest road bridge - Bailey bridge built by the

Indian Army at

Khardungla (Ladakh)

Highest railway - Qinghai - Tibet (5072m)

Highest Bridge - Milau (France) 2.46 km)

SMALLEST IN WORLD

Smallest continent -Australia

Smallest ocean -Arctic

Smallest republic- Nauru

Smallest colony -Gibraltar

Smallest state-Vatican

Smallest landmass-The Australian Mainland

Smallest bird -Humming bird

Smallest flowering plant -Wolfia

Smallest planet -Mercury

World's Smallest Museum - Arizona, US

World's Smallest PC - Space Cube

 

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