List of largest things in the World
List of large things in the World
Largest things like rivers, oceans, mountains, animals etc are the most commonly asked questions in the competitive exams. It is very hard to find all largest things' names with pictures at one platform but we are here to help you in this situation. Below mention list helps you to get all important largest things around the world.
Largest continent:
Continent is considered as very large landmass and Earth is divided into seven continents. Asia is the largest continent of the world. It has 48 countries(according to most of the data available on internet). Asia is also the most populous continent of the world.
Largest ocean:
Pacific ocean is the largest and the deepest in the world. Mariana trench is the deepest part of this ocean. Pacific ocean is lying between the continents of Australia and Asia to the west and North America and South America to the east.
Largest river:
Nile is the largest and longest river of the world. It's length is 6650 km. It is located in Africa. It starts from lake Victoria and ends in Mediterranean sea.
Amazon is the largest river in terms of volume. It's length is 6575 km. It is located in continent of South America. It originates from Andes mountains of Peru and then passes through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil and end in Atlantic Ocean.
Largest hot desert:
Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It is the largest non-polar region desert. It has area of 3,600,000 sq. miles. It is located in northern Africa.
Largest cold desert:
Antarctic polar desert is the over all largest and cold largest desert in the world. It is in the polar region. It is located in Antarctica and it covers all the Antarctic continent. It has area of 5.5 million sq. miles.
Largest Island:
Greenland is the largest island of the world. It is located between Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
Greenland is the largest island of the world. It is located between Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
Largest peninsula:
Peninsula is the land almost surrounded by water from majority of its borders but some of its area is attached with land. Arabian peninsula is the largest in the world. It is located in Asia.
Largest delta:
An area of low, flat land, sometimes shaped approximately like a triangle, where a river divides into several smaller rivers before flowing into the sea. (source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/delta)
Ganges Brahmaputra delta is the largest delta of the world. It is located in Asia.
Its other names are Ganges delta, Sunderban delta or Bengal delta.
Andes is the largest mountain range in the world. It is located in South America.Highest peak of Andes range is Aconcagua.
Largest archipelago:
Archipelago is the cluster or group of Islands. Malay Archipelago is the largest in the world. It is also called Malay world.
It is located between Pacific and Indian oceans. Approximately 25,000 islands are there in this archipelago.
Largest dam:
Three Gorges dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. It is located in China. Its capacity is 22,500 MW.
Largest Earth filled dam:
Tarbela dam is the world's largest earth filled dam. It is located in Pakistan.
Largest country:
Russia is the largest country in the world with total area of 17 million sq.km
Largest city:
Tokyo is the largest city of the world. It is the capital of Japan. Its area is 2,194 km².
Largest library:
The library of congress is the largest library of the world. It was founded on 24 April, 1800. It is located in Washington, D.C. USA.
Largest forest:
Amazon forest is the largest forest in the world. It is located in Brazil. It has area of 5.5 million km².
Largest lake:
Caspian sea is the largest lake by surface area in the word. Located in western Asia and eastern Europe.
Superior lake is the largest fresh water lake by surface area in the world. Located in North America.
Lake Baikal is the largest in world in terms of volume.Located in Russia.
Largest animal:
Blue whale is overall the largest animal in the world and also largest marine animal in the world. It is mammal and it is warm blooded.
Largest fish:
Whale shark is the largest fish in the world. It is cold blooded.
Largest animal on land:
African bush elephant is largest in the world.
Largest bird:
Ostrich is largest bird in the world.
Largest reptile:
Saltwater crocodile is the largest reptile.
Largest airport:
King Fahad international airport is the largest in the world. Located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Largest railway station:
Grand central terminal is the largest railway station in the world located in New York City, USA. It was built in 1913.
Largest planet:
Jupiter is the largest planet of the world.
Largest glacier:
Lambert fisher glacier is the largest one and located in Antarctica.
Largest Mosque:
The Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia is largest mosque in the world. Also known as Masjid-al-Haram.
Largest church:
St. Peter's Basilica is the largest church in the world located in Vatican city.
Largest temple:
Angkor Wat is the largest temple located in Combodia. It is also the largest religious monument in the world.
Largest flower:
Rafflesia arnoldii or corpse lily is the largest flower in the world.
Largest university:
Indira Gandhi national open university in Delhi, India is the largest university in the world. Founded in 1985.
Largest hospital:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital is the largest in the world. Located in Taiwan. It works under Chang Gung medical foundation founded in 1976.
Largest film industry:
Hollywood is the largest film industry in terms of box office gross revenue. Indian Cinema including Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood etc is the largest in world in terms of film produced.
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