World Superlatives - Biggest, Tallest, Fastest of Natural World |
| Largest Bird |
North American Ostrich |
| Smallest Bird |
Bee Hummingbird |
| Largest Egg |
Ostrich Egg |
| Largest Reptile |
Estuarine or salt-water crocodile found in South-East Asia, Northern Australia and New Guinea |
| Longest Snake |
Reticulated Python, found in South-East Asia, Indonesia and Philippines |
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Largest Animal
(in water) |
Blue Whale |
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Largest Animal
(living on land) |
African Bush Elephant |
| Tallest Animal |
Giraffe |
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| Largest Ocean |
Pacific |
| Deepest Part of the Ocean |
Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean |
| Largest Sea |
South China Sea |
| Largest Gulf |
Gulf of Mexico |
| Largest Bay |
Hudson Bay, Northern Canada |
| Largest Continent |
Asia |
| Smallest Continent |
Australia |
| Largest Island |
Greenland (renamed Kalaattit Nunaat) |
| Highest Mountain Peak |
Mount Everest on the Tibet-Nepal border |
| Largest and Highest Mountain Range |
Himalaya-Karakoram in Asia |
| Largest River |
Amazon in South America |
| Longest River |
Nile in Africa |
| Largest Delta |
Sunderbans, created by the Ganga and Brahmaputra in Bangladesh and West Bengal |
| Highest Waterfall |
Salto Angel, Venezuela |
| Largest Desert |
The Sahara, North Africa |
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Largest Glacier
(Non-Polar regions) |
Siachen, Indo-Pak border |
| Driest Place |
Atacama Desert, Chile |
| Hottest Place |
Aziza, Libya |
| Rainiest Place |
Mawsynram, near Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) |
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Longest Canal
(small ship) |
Beloye Baltic Canal |
| Longest Canal (big ship |
Suez Canal, UAR |
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