Superlatives of the World
| Continent | Smallest—Australia Largest—Asia |
| Country | Largest (in area)—Russia Largest (in population)—China |
| Mountain Range | Longest—Andes (South America) Highest—Himalayas |
| Mountain Peak | Highest—Mount Everest (Nepal) (8848 m) |
| Desert | Largest Hot Desert—Sahara, Africa Largest Cold Desert—Gobi (Mongolia) |
| River | Longest—Nile (6690 km) Busiest—Rhine (Germany) Largest—Amazon (South America) |
| Basin | Largest—Amazon |
| Gorge | Largest—Grand Canyon, on the Colorado river, USA |
| Waterfall | Highest—Salto Angel Falls (Venezuela) |
| Delta | Largest—Sundarbans, India |
| Gulf | Longest—Gulf of Mexico |
| Island | Largest—Greenland (renamed Kalaallit Nunaat) |
| Bay | Largest—Hudson Bay, Canada |
| Peninsula | Largest—Arabia |
| Volcano | Largest—Mauna Loa (Hawaii Islands), Highest-ojos del Salado, Andes, Argentine-Chile (6885 m) |
| Sea (Inland) | Largest—Mediterranean |
| Ocean | Deepest and Biggest—The Pacific |
| Lake | Deepest—Baikal (Siberia) Highest—Titicaca (Bolivia) Largest (Fresh Water)—Lake Superior, USA Largest (Artificial)—Lake Kariba (between Zabia and Zimbabwe) |
| World’s Rainiest Spot | Mawsynram (Meghalaya) |
| Sea Port | Largest— Shanghai (China) |
| Airport | Largest—King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia (by area) Highest—Daocheng Yading Airport, Garzi, Tibet (China) |
| Airliner | Largest— Airbus A380 |
| Dam | Tallest—Jinping-I Dam (China) Longest—Hirakud Dam (Odisha), Largest (Concrete)—Grand Coulee Dam (USA) |
| Coral formation | Largest—The Great Barrier Reef (Australia) |
| Cruise ships | Largest—Royal Caribbean |
| Canal | Longest—Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal |
| Animal | Most Intelligent—Chimpanzee Fastest—Cheetah |
| Acrhipelago | Largest (area)—Malay Archipelago Largest (number)—Norway Archipelago |
| Asteroid Impact Zone | Largest—Australia |
| Nation with boundary | Largest—Canada |
| Plateau | largest—Pamir Plateau (Asia) |
| Road | Highest—Leh-Manali Road (India, NH1-A) |
| Country Sharing border with others | Maximum—China (14) |
| Country with population Density | Highest—Macau |
| Bird | Largest—Ostrich Largest (Sea)—Albatross Fastest—Needle-tailed swift Smallest—Humming bird |
| Mammal | Largest—Blue whale Smallest—Bumblebee bat |
| Park | Largest—National Park, Greenland |
| Railway | Longest—Trans-Siberian Railway |
| Railway Platform | Longest—Gorakhpur, New York (USA) |
| Tunnel | Longest and Largest (Canal)—Le Rove Tunnel (South of France) Longest (Railway)—Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland) |
| Bridge | Longest—Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge (Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway) |
| Building | Tallest—Burj Khalifa, Dubai (828 m) |
| Minar (Free standing) | Tallest—Great Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco |
| Statue | Tallest—Statue of unity (Gujarat, India) |
| Tower | Tallest—Tokyo Sky Free, Tokyo (Japan) |
| Mosque | Largest—Masjid at Haram (Mecca) |
| Temple | Largest—Angkor Vat (Combodia) |
| Church | Largest—Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Rome (Italy) |
| Museum | Biggest—Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC |
| Place | Coldest—Verkhoyansk (Siberia), Temperature —85°C Hottest—Al-Aziziyah (Libya, Africa), 136°F Driest—Atacama Desert, Chile (South America) |
| Stadium | Largest—Strahov Stadium in Prague (the Czech Republic) |
| Wall | Longest—Great Wall of China |
| Capital City | Highest—La Paz (Bolivia) |
| City | Highest—Wen Chuan (Tibet, China) Largest (in population)—Tokyo Biggest (in area)—Hulunbuir, China |
| Day | Longest—21st June (in Northern hemisphere) Shortest—22nd December (in Southern hemisphere) |
| Substance | Hardest—Wurtzite boron nitride |
| Metal | Lightest—Lithium Heaviest—Osmium Costliest—Californium 252 ($ 27 million per gram) |
| Diamond | Largest—The Cullinan (over 1.5 lb) Largest (Mine)—Kimberley (South Africa) |
| Melting Point | Highest—Tungsten, 34100°C |
| Gas | Lightest—Hydrogen |
