Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Geographical Facts of World

Geographical Facts of World Related

Largest Continent
Asia, 17,212,2000 square miles
Smallest Continent
Australia,312,2000 square miles
Highest Mountain
Mount Everest, Himalayan Mountains, Nepal-Tibet, 29,035 feet above sea level
Lowest Point on land
The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, water surface 1,349 feet below sea level
Deepest Underwater Trench
Marina Trench, 200 miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, 36,198 feet below the ocean surface
Largest Sea
The Mediterranean Sea, 1,144,800 square miles
Highest Lake
The Highest navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level
Lowest Lake
The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, surface of water 1,349 feet below sea level
Largest Lake
Caspian Sea, 152,239 square miles
Largest Freshwater Lake
Lake Superior, US-Canada, 31,820 square miles
Deepest Ocean
Pacific Ocean, average depth 13,215 feet
Largest Ocean
Pacific Ocean, 60,060,700 square miles
Smallest Ocean
Arctic Ocean, 5,427,000 square miles
Largest Gulf
Gulf of Mexico, 615,000 square miles
Bay
The Bay of Bengal, 1,300,000 square miles
Largest Island
Greenland, 839,999 square miles
Largest Peninsula
Arabia, 1,250,000 square miles
Largest Archipelago
Indonesia, 3,500-mile stretch of 17,000 islands
Largest Gorge
Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona, US, 217 miles long, 4-18 miles wide, 1 mile deep
Deepest Gorge
Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho, 7,900 feet deep
Longest Mountain Range
The Andes of South America, 5,000 miles
Longesr River
The Nile, Africa, 4,180 miles
Shortest River
The Roe, Montana, US, 200 feet long
Largest River
The Amazon, South America, basin of 2,500,000 square miles
Longesr Estuary
Ob River, Russia, 550 miles long, up to 50 miles wide
Larget Lagoon
Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil, 150 miles long, 4,500 square miles
Largest Waterfall
Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high 



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