List of World Superlatives

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World Superlatives
CategoryGeography & Natural Records
ScopeGlobal
SubjectLargest, Tallest, Fastest, Smallest world records
Last updated2024

World Superlatives refers to a compiled list of geographical, biological, architectural, and natural records representing the largest, tallest, smallest, fastest, and longest known entities on Earth.

Largest[edit | edit source]

# Category Record Holder Notes
1 Largest Bird Ostrich Flightless bird native to Africa
2 Largest Continent Asia Covers approximately 44.58 million km²
3 Largest Country (Area) Russia 17.1 million km²
4 Largest Country (Population) China Over 1.4 billion people
5 Largest Desert (World) Sahara, Africa Approximately 9.2 million km²
6 Largest Delta Sundarbans, India World's largest mangrove forest
7 Largest Diamond Cullinan Diamond Found in South Africa; 3,106.75 carats
8 Largest Lake (Artificial) Lake Mead (Boulder) Created by Hoover Dam, USA
9 Largest Lake (Saltwater) Caspian Sea Technically a lake
10 Largest Lake (Freshwater) Lake Superior Part of the Great Lakes, North America
11 Largest Mosque Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Capacity: 4,000,000
12 Largest Park Northeast Greenland National Park Established 1974
13 Largest Palace Louvre Palace, France 2,615,630 sq ft
14 Largest Island Greenland Area: 2.166 million km²
15 Largest Sea Bird Wandering Albatross Longest wingspan of any bird
16 Largest Volcano Mauna Loa, Hawaii World's largest active volcano
17 Largest Mammal Blue Whale Heaviest animal ever known
18 Largest Church Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
19 Largest Temple Angkor Wat, Cambodia Largest religious monument in the world
20 Largest State (India) Rajasthan Area: 342,239 km²
21 Largest City (Population) Tokyo, Japan Over 37 million in metro area
22 Largest Democracy India Over 950 million registered voters
23 Largest Peninsula Arabian Peninsula ~3.2 million km²
24 Largest Planet Jupiter Diameter: ~139,820 km
25 Largest Ocean Pacific Ocean Deepest and biggest ocean
26 Largest Gulf Gulf of Mexico ~1.6 million km²
27 Largest River Basin Amazon Basin ~7 million km²
28 Largest Archipelago Indonesia Over 17,000 islands
29 Largest Land Animal African bush elephant Up to 7 tonnes
30 Largest Sea (Inland) Caspian Sea Bordered by 5 countries
31 Largest Museum The Louvre, Paris 73,000 m² (783,000 sq ft)

Tallest / Highest[edit | edit source]

# Category Record Holder Notes
1 Tallest Building Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE 828 metres
2 Tallest Animal (Land) Giraffe Up to 5.5 m tall
3 Tallest Statue Statue of Unity, India 182 metres
4 Tallest Tower Tokyo Skytree, Japan 634 metres
5 Tallest Monument Gateway Arch, USA 192 metres
6 Tallest Minaret (Free-standing) Qutb Minar, Delhi 72.5 metres
7 Highest Mountain Peak Mount Everest, Nepal 8,848.86 metres
8 Highest Mountain Range Himalayas Contains 14 peaks above 8,000 m
9 Highest Waterfall Angel Falls, Venezuela 979 metres
10 Highest Lake Lake Titicaca, South America 3,812 m above sea level
11 Highest City Wenchuan, Tibet, China
12 Highest Plateau Pamir "Roof of the World"
13 Highest Capital City La Paz, Bolivia 3,640 m above sea level
14 Highest Active Geyser Giant Geyser, Yellowstone, USA 60 m (200 ft)
15 Highest Volcano Ojas del Salado, Andes, Argentina–Chile 6,893 m
16 Highest Straight Dam Bhakra Dam, India 226 metres

Longest[edit | edit source]

# Category Record Holder Notes
1 Longest River Nile, Africa 6,690 km; Amazon (6,570 km)
2 Longest Animal Blue Whale Recorded length: 106 ft; weight: 195 tons
3 Longest Epic Mahabharata Ancient Indian Sanskrit epic
4 Longest Wall Great Wall of China Over 21,000 km
5 Longest Big Ship Canal Suez Canal Links Red Sea & Mediterranean Sea
6 Longest Tunnel (Road) Lærdal Tunnel, Norway 24.5 km
7 Longest Railway Trans-Siberian Railway 9,289 km
8 Longest Bridge (Railway) Lower Zambezi Bridge, Africa
9 Longest Mountain Range Andes, South America 7,000 km
10 Longest Canal (India) Indira Gandhi Canal 649 km
11 Longest Road (India) Grand Trunk Road Connects Bangladesh to Afghanistan
12 Longest Railway Platform Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 1,366.33 m
13 Longest River in Volume Amazon River, Brazil 209,000 m³/s discharge
14 Longest River Dam Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India 25.8 km
15 Longest Life Span (Animal) Giant Tortoise 190 to 200 years
16 Longest Poisonous Snake King Cobra Up to 5.5 m
17 Longest Strait Tartar Strait Separates Sakhalin from Russia
18 Longest Corridor Ramanathaswamy Temple Corridor 5,000 feet (1,524 m)
19 Longest Day June 21 (Northern Hemisphere) Summer Solstice
20 Longest Rail Tunnel (Deep) Seikan Tunnel, Japan 53.85 km

Fastest[edit | edit source]

# Category Record Holder Notes
1 Fastest Bird Peregrine Falcon 320 km/h (200 mph) in a dive
2 Fastest Animal (Land) Cheetah 80–130 km/h
3 Fastest Dog Persian Greyhound Up to 68 km/h

Smallest / Shortest[edit | edit source]

# Category Record Holder Notes
1 Smallest Bird Hummingbird Bee hummingbird: ~5–6 cm
2 Smallest Continent Australia 7.7 million km²
3 Smallest Country Vatican City 0.44 km²
4 Smallest Planet Mercury Diameter: 4,879 km
5 Nearest Planet (to Sun) Mercury 57.9 million km from Sun
6 Shortest Day December 22 (Northern Hemisphere) Winter Solstice
7 Lightest Metal Lithium Density: 0.534 g/cm³
8 Lightest Gas Hydrogen Lightest chemical element
9 Hardest Substance Diamond 10 on Mohs scale

Other Notable Records[edit | edit source]

Category Record Holder Notes
Costliest City Singapore / Zurich, Switzerland
Brightest Star Sirius Also called Alpha Canis Majoris
Lowest Body of Water Dead Sea −430 m below sea level
Driest Place Atacama Desert, South America Receives < 1 mm rain/year
Coldest Place Vostok, Antarctica Recorded −89.2°C
Brightest/Hottest Planet Venus Surface temp ~465°C
Farthest Planet (from Sun) Neptune ~4.5 billion km from Sun
Wingless Bird Kiwi Native to New Zealand
Most Intelligent Animal Chimpanzee
Slowest Animal Snail 0.05 km/h
Largest Gorge Grand Canyon, USA 446 km long

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