Geologic Extremes

Question 1

Coldest Temperature Recorded

Answer 1

-89.2 degrees Celsius in Vostok Station, Antartica

Question 2

Deepest Borehole

Answer 2

12,262 m below surface - Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia

Question 3

Deepest Cave

Answer 3

7,208 ft deep - Krubera Cave in Georgia

Question 4

Deepest Mine

Answer 4

4 km below surface - Mponeng Gold Mine, South Africa

Question 5

Deepest Point in the Ocean

Answer 5

11,032 m below sea level - Challenger Deep, Pacific

Question 6

Driest Desert

Answer 6

15mm annual Rainfall - Atacama Desert

Question 7

Farthest Peak from the Earth’s Center

Answer 7

6,310m above sea level - Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador

Question 8

Flattest Place

Answer 8

4,000 mi^2 of salt flat - Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Question 9

Highest Mountain in the Solar System

Answer 9

21,287 km - Olympus Mons, Mars

Question 10

Highest Point (Altitude)

Answer 10

8,484 m above sea level - Mount Everest, Himalayas

Question 11

Highest Volcano Summit

Answer 11

6,879 m Nevado Ojos del Salado, South America

Question 12

Hottest Temperature Recorded

Answer 12

56.7 degrees Celsius Death Valley, California

Question 13

Largest Artificial Land

Answer 13

5.72 km^2 - Palm Jumeirah, UAE

Question 14

Largest Basin

Answer 14

155,000,000 km^2 Pacific Ocean

Question 15

Largest Cave System

Answer 15

150 ft deep, 9km long - Hang Song Doong, Vietnam

Question 16

Largest Desert

Answer 16

14,245,014 km^2 Antarctic Polar Desert

Question 17

Largest Diamond Mine

Answer 17

Alkhal Mine, Russia

Question 18

Largest Earthquake

Answer 18

Magnitude 9.5 - 1960 Valdivia Earthquake, Chile

Question 19

Largest Gold Mine

Answer 19

100km^2 - Grasberg Mine, Indonesia

Question 20

Largest Gold Nugget

Answer 20

97.14 kg - Welcome Stranger

Question 21

Largest Impact Crater

Answer 21

300 km^2 - Vredefort Crater

Question 22

Largest Lake by Surface Area

Answer 22

371,000 km^2 - Caspian Sea

Question 23

Largest Lake by Volume

Answer 23

23,615.39 km^3 - Lake Baikal

Question 24

Largest Meteorite

Answer 24

2.7m x 2.7m x 0.9m - Hoba Meteorite, Namibia

Question 25

Largest Non-Polar Desert

Answer 25

9,065,009 km^2 - Sahara Desert

Question 26

Largest Open-Pit Mine

Answer 26

9 km^2 - Bingham Canyon Mine, USA

Question 27

Largest River by Discharge

Answer 27

340,000m^3/s (maximum) - Amazon River

Question 28

Largest Rock

Answer 28

92 km ^2 - Mount Augustus, Australia

Question 29

Largest Rough Diamond

Answer 29

621.350 g - Cullinan Diamond

Question 30

Largest Subaerial Landslide

Answer 30

1,036 km^2, 487 m thick - Heart Mountain Landslide

Question 31

Largest Submarine Landslide

Answer 31

~3500 km^3 - Storegga Slide, Norway

Question 32

Largest Surviving Gold Nugget

Answer 32

6,082 g - Pepita Canaa Nugget

Question 33

Largest Tsunami

Answer 33

525m - 1958 Lituya Bay Mega Tsunami

Question 34

Longest and Most Active Fault System

Answer 34

40,000 km - Pacific Ring of Fire

Question 35

Longest Cave System

Answer 35

640 km - Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Question 36

Longest Mountain Range

Answer 36

16,000 km - Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Antlantic

Question 37

Longest Mountain Range above Sea Level

Answer 37

7000 km - Andes Mountain Range

Question 38

Longest River

Answer 38

6,650 km - Nile River

Question 39

Lowest Point on Land

Answer 39

395 m Below sea level - Deep Sea Shore, Israel

Question 40

Most Active Volcano

Answer 40

Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

Question 41

Most Massive Volcano

Answer 41

553,000 km^2 - Tamu Massif, Pacific

Question 42

Most Remote Island

Answer 42

Trustan de Cunha, Saint Helena - 1,743 mi. away from land, cape town, South Africa

Question 43

Smallest Island

Answer 43

46 x 16m - Bishop Rock, England

Question 44

Snowiest Place

Answer 44

Paradise, Washington, USA - 93.5 ft Maximum annual snowfall

Question 45

Tallest Mountain

Answer 45

10,203 m from submarine base to peak - Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Question 46

Wettest Place

Answer 46

Mawsynram, India - 467 in. of annual rainfall

Question 47

Windiest Place

Answer 47

Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica - 150mph winds