World superlatives list the biggest, longest, highest and deepest features on Earth. They are short factual answers asked in many exams. Learning them as a single list saves time during revision.
Largest in the World
- Largest country by area: Russia
- Largest country by population: India
- Largest ocean: Pacific Ocean
- Largest desert: Sahara (hot desert); Antarctica is the largest desert overall
- Largest continent: Asia
- Largest island: Greenland
Longest in the World
- Longest river: Nile (Amazon is the largest by volume)
- Longest mountain range: Andes
- Longest wall: Great Wall of China
- Longest railway line: Trans-Siberian Railway
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Highest and Deepest
- Highest mountain: Mount Everest (8,849 m)
- Highest plateau: Tibetan Plateau
- Highest waterfall: Angel Falls (Venezuela)
- Deepest ocean point: Mariana Trench (Pacific Ocean)
- Deepest lake: Lake Baikal (Russia)
Biggest and Smallest
- Largest freshwater lake by area: Lake Superior
- Smallest country: Vatican City
- Largest bay: Bay of Bengal
- Tallest animal: Giraffe; largest animal: Blue Whale
Quick Revision Points
- Largest country by area: Russia.
- Longest river: Nile; largest by volume: Amazon.
- Highest mountain: Mount Everest.
- Deepest point: Mariana Trench.
- Largest ocean: Pacific.
- Largest hot desert: Sahara.
- Smallest country: Vatican City.
- Deepest lake: Baikal.