Smallest Biggest in World

Smallest Biggest in World

Geographical Facts

Largest Continent: Asia, 17,212,2000 square miles

Smallest Continent: Australia,312,2000 square miles

Highest Mountain: Mount Everest, Himalayan Mountains, Nepal-Tibet, 29,035 feet above sea level

Lowest Point on land: The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, water surface 1,349 feet below sea level

Deepest Underwater Trench: Marina Trench, 200 miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, 36,198 feet below the ocean surface

Largest Sea: The Mediterranean Sea, 1,144,800 square miles

Highest Lake: The Highest navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level

Lowest Lake: The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, surface of water 1,349 feet below sea level

Largest Lake: Caspian Sea, 152,239 square miles

Largest Freshwater Lake: Lake Superior, US-Canada, 31,820 square miles

Deepest Ocean: Pacific Ocean, average depth 13,215 feet

Largest Ocean: Pacific Ocean, 60,060,700 square miles

Smallest Ocean: Arctic Ocean, 5,427,000 square miles

Largest Gulf: Gulf of Mexico, 615,000 square miles

Bay: The Bay of Bengal, 1,300,000 square miles

Largest Island: Greenland, 839,999 square miles

Largest Peninsula: Arabia, 1,250,000 square miles

Largest Archipelago: Indonesia, 3,500-mile stretch of 17,000 islands

Largest Gorge: Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona, US, 217 miles long, 4-18 miles wide, 1 mile deep

Deepest Gorge: Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho, 7,900 feet deep

Longest Mountain Range: The Andes of South America, 5,000 miles

Longesr River: The Nile, Africa, 4,180 miles

Shortest River: The Roe, Montana, US, 200 feet long

Largest River: The Amazon, South America, basin of 2,500,000 square miles

Longesr Estuary: Ob River, Russia, 550 miles long, up to 50 miles wide

Larget Lagoon: Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil, 150 miles long, 4,500 square miles

Largest Waterfall: Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high

Oceans of the World (by Size)

Pacific (155,557,000 sq km)

Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km)

Indian (68,556,000 sq km)

Southern (20,327,000 sq km)

Artic (14,056,000 sq km)

Ocean's Greatest Depths

Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft

Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean 30,246 ft

Java Trench, Indian Ocean 24,460 ft

Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean, 18,456 ft

Major Seas (by Size)

South China (2,974,600 sq km)

Caribbean (2,515,900 sq km)

Mediterranean (2,510,000 sq km)

Bering (2,261,100 sq km)

Gulf of Mexico (1,507,600 sq km)

Arabian Sea (1,498,320 sq km)

Sea of Okhotsk (1,392,100 sq km)

Sea of Japan (East Sea - 1,012,900 sq km)

Hudson Bay (730,100 sq km)

East China (664,600 sq km)

Andaman (564,900 sq km)

Black (507,900 sq km)

Red (453,000 sq km)

Major Rivers (by length)

Nile, Africa (6,825 km)

Amazon, South America (6,437 km)

Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia (6,380 km)

Mississippi, North America (5,971 km)

Yenisey-Angara, Asia (5,536 km)

Huang(Yello), Asia (5,464 km)

Ob-Irtysh, Asia (5,410 km)

Amur, Asia (4,416 km)

Lena, Asia (4,400 km)

Congo, Africa (4,370 km)

Mackenzie-Peace, North America (4,241 km)

Mekong, Asia (4,184 km)

Niger, Africa (4,171 km)

Major Lakes (by Size)

Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (371,000 sq km)

Superior, North America (82,100 sq km)

Victoria, Africa (69,500 sq km)

Huron, North America (59,600 sq km)

Michigan, North America (57,800 sq km)

Tanganyika, Africa (32,900 sq km)

Baikal, Asia (31,500 sq km)

Great Bear, North America (31,300 sq km)

Aral Sea, Asia (30,700 sq km)

Malawi, Africa (28,900 sq km)

Great Slave, Canada (28,568 sq km)

Erie, North America (25,667 sq km)

Winnipeg, Canada (24,387 sq km)

Ontario, North America (19,529 sq km)

Deepest Lake (by Greatest Depth)

Baikal, Russian Fed. (5,315 ft)

Tanganyika, Africa (4,800 ft)

Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (3,363 ft)

Malawi or Nyasa, Africa (2,317 ft)

Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (2,303 ft)

Tallest Mountains (on each Continent)

Mount Everest 8859 m - Asia

Aconcagua 6959 m - S. America

Mount McKinley 6194 m - N. America

Mount Kilimanjaro 5963 m - Africa

Mount Elbrus 5633 m - Europe

Puncak Jaya 4884 m - Oceania

Vinson Massif 4897 m - Antarctica

Continets by Population

#1 Asia

#2 Africa

#3 Europe

#4 North America

#5 South America

#6 Australia/Oceania

#7 Antarctica

Oldest Countries

San Marino (301 AD)

France (486 AD)

Bulgaria (632 AD)

Denmark (950 AD)

Portugal (1143 AD)

Andorra (1278 AD)

Switzerland (1291 AD)

Youngest Countries

Montenegro (July 2006)

Serbia (July 2006)

East Timor (2002)

Palau (1994)

Czech Republic (1993)

Eritrea (1993)

Slovakia (1993)

Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992)

Continents of the World (by Size)

#1 Asia (445,579,000 sq km)

#2 Africa (30,065,000 sq km)

#3 North America (24,256,000 sq km)

#4 South America (17,819,000 sq km)

#5 Antarctica (13,209,000 sq km)

#6 Europe (9,938,000 sq km)

#7 Australia/Oceania (7,687,000 sq km)

Continents by number of Countries

#1 Africa (53)

#2 Europe (46)

#3 Asia (44)

#4 North America (23)

#5 Oceania (14)

#6 South America (12)

Countries with Most land Boundaries

China - 14

Russian Federation -14

Brazil - 10

Congo, Germany and Sudan - 10

Austria, France, Tanzania, Turkey and Zambia - 8

Top 10 Tallest Mountains

Mount Everst, 8850m (29035 ft) - Nepal

Qogir (K2), 8611 m (28250 ft) - India

Kangchenjunga 8586 m (28169 ft) - Nepal

Lhotse, 8501 m (27929 ft) - Nepal

Makalu I, 8462 m (27765 ft) - Nepal

Cho Oyu, 8201 m (26906 ft) - Nepal

Dhaulagiri, 8167 m (26794 ft) - Nepal

Manaslu I, 8156 m (26758 ft) - Nepal

Nanga Parbat, 8125 m (26658 ft) - Pakistan

Annapurna I, 8091 m (26545 ft) - Nepal