Largest, Longest, Highest Flashcards
Largest country by landmass
Russia
Largest country by population
China
Largest continent by area
Asia
Largest hot dessert
Sahara
Largest tropical rainforest in the world
Amazon basin
The Largest and the deepest canyon
Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon; in China as well in the world
Largest Delta
Sundarbans Delta, Bengal region
Largest island
Greenland
Largest Bay
Hudson Bay (Canada) in terms of total shoreline Bay of Bengal in terms of total area
Largest Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula;
- located in the middle-east
- Includes Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar
Largest Volcano
Tamu massif
Leargest Sea
Phillippine Sea
Largest and the deepest ocean
Pacific Ocean
All the world’s continents could fit into the pacific ocean
Worlds longest and oldest canal or artificial river
The Grand Canal
Also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Total length- 1,776 km
Worlds largest power station in terms of installed capacity
The Three Gorges Dam
a hydroelectric water dam that spans the Yangtze River located in Yiling district, Yichang, Hubei province