Superlatives World Flashcards

(117 cards)

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Tallest animal on land

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Giraffee

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Biggest bell

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Tsar bell, Moscow

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Fastest bird

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Peregrine falcon (322km/hr)

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Largest bird

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Ostrich

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5
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Smallest bird

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Bee humming bird

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Longest bridge railway

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Dan Yang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, Beijing (China)

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Tallest building

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Burj khalifa, Dubai( UAE)

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Tallest residential building

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432, Park avenue, NY (US)

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Biggest cinema house

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Roxy (New York)

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Largest city (in population)

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Tokyo [(37,126,000)], est population 2011

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Highest city

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Wen Zhuan (Tibet, China) 16,732 ft

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Biggest city in terms of area

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New York (8,683 square.km )

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13
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Largest continent

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Asia

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Smallest continent

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Australia

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Largest country in terms of area

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Russia

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16
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Largest coral formation

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The great barrier reef (Australia)

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17
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Largest dam

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The three Georges Dam (China)

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18
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Longest day

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June 21 (in Northern hemisphere)

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19
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Shortest day

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In the northern hemisphere December 22

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20
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Largest delta

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Sundarbans, india (8000 sq miles)

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Largest desert (world)

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Sahara, Africa (8,400,000) sq km

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Largest diamond

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The cullinan (over 1/2 pound)

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23
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Longest epic

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The mahabharata

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Largest island

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Greenland (renamed Kalaatdlit Nunaat)

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Largest lake (artificial)
Lake Volta (Ghana)
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Deepest lake
Baikal ( Siberia, Russia); depth 5314 feet ; 1637 meters
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Highest lake
Titicaca (Bolivia) 12,646ft above sea level
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Largest lake (fresh water)
Lake superior, USA
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Largest lake (salt water)
Caspian sea ( 371,000) sq km
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Largest mosque
Masjid-al-Haram, MECCA, Saudi Arabia (356,800) sq m
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Biggest library
National Kiev library, Moscow and library of Congress, Washington
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Highest Mountain peak
Everest (Nepal) 29,035 ft; 8850m
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Highest mountain range
Himalayas
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Longest mountain range
Andes (s. America) about, 7000km in length
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Biggest museum
Louvre (paris)
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Tallest minaret (free standing)
Qutub minar, delhi 238ft
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Deepest and the biggest ocean
The Pacific
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Largest palace
Imperial palace ( gugong), Beijing (china)
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Largest park
Northeast Greenland national park, Greenland
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Largest peninsula
Arabia ( 3 250,000) sq km
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Coldest place or region
Easy Antarctica plateau (-93.2° C)
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Driest place
Atacama desert (South america)
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Largest planet
Jupiter
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Brightest and hottest planet nearest to earth
Venus
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Farthest planet from the sun
Neptune
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Nearest planet to the sun
Mercury
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Smallest planet
Mercury
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Highest plateau
Pamir( tibet)
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Longest platform railway
Gorakhpur UP india 1367m
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Largest platform railway
Grand central terminal, New York (USA)
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Largest port
Port of Shanghai ( china )
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Busiest port
Port of Shangai ( china )
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Longest railway
Trans- siberian railway ( 5772 miles long )
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Longest river
Nile (6690km) amazon (6570km)
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Longest river dam
Hirakud dam (odisha), India ( 15.8 miles)
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Largest sea bird
Albatross
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Largest sea ( inland )
Caspian sea (143, 200 sq miles)
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Brightest star
Sirius A ( also called dog star)
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Tallest statue
Sardar vallabhbhai Patel Statue of unity 182 meters Sadhubet, near Sardar Sarovar dam, Gujarat (india)
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Tallest statue (bronze)
Bronze statue of lord Buddha, Tokyo ( Japan):
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Tallest tower
Burj Khalifa, (Dubai, UAE-2716 ft)
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Longest and deepest railway tunnel
Gotthard tunnel (switzerland) (57.09km)
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Longest and largest canal tunnel
Le rove tunnel (south of france)
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Longest tunnel (road)
Laerdal, Norway (24.51 km)
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Highest volcano
Ojos del Salado, Andes, Argentina- chile (6886 m)
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Largest volcano
Mauna Lao (Hawaii)
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Longest wall
Great wall of china (1500 miles )
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Highest waterfall
Salto angel falls ( Venezuela)
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Longest strait
Straight of Malacca
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Broadest strait
Davis straits ( Greenland and Baffin island, Canada)
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Narrowest strait chaliks
45 yards (between the Greek mainland and the island of euboea in the Aegean sea)
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Largest gulf
Gulf of Mexico, shoreline 2100 miles
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Largest archipelago
Malay Archipelago, Indonesia
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Tallest active geyser
Steamboat geyser, yellowstone national park, USA 300ft
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Largest river basin
Amazon basin- 2,720,000 sq miles
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World's rainiest spot
Mawsynram, meghalay, India (11,873) mm
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Lightest gas
Hydrogen
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Lightest metal
Lithium
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Highest melting point
Tungsten, 3322°C
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Hardest substance synthetic
Wurtzite boron nitride
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Hardest substance comes from meteorites
Lonsdaleite
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Hardest substance comes from meteorites
Lonsdaleite
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Hardest natural substance found on earth
Diamond
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Largest diamond producing mine
Aikhal (russia)
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Longest animal
Blue whale, ( recorded length 106 feet, weight 195 tons )
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Longest lifespan on am animal
190-200 years (Giant tortoise)
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Largest land animal
African bush elephant
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Fastest animal
Cheetah (Leopard) 70 mph
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Longest jump animal
Kangaroo
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Longest wing spread bird
Sooty albatross
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Fastest dog
Persian grey hound (43 mph)
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Longest poisonous snake
King cobra
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Biggest flower
Raffesia Arnoldi (Java)
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Largest church
Bascilica of st. Peter, Vatican city, Rome (italy)
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Largest temple
Angkor wat (Combodia)
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Largest river in volume
Amazon, Brazil
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Longest corridor
Ramananthaswami temple corridor, rameshwaram 5000 feet
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Highest straight gravity dam
Bhakhra dam india
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Highest capital city
La Paz (bolivia)
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Largest asian dessert
Gobi, Mongolia
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Largest democracy
India
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Largest neck animal
Giraffe
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Largest animal of the cat family
Lion
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Most intelligent animal
Chimpanzee
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Bird that never makes its nest
Cuckoo
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Wingless bird
Kiwi
107
Reptile which changes its colours
Chameleon
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Largest mammal
Blue whale
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Smallest country
Vatican city
110
Smallest city
Vatican city
111
Country with literary population density
Antarctica
112
, country with the highest population density
M a c a u and Singapore
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Least populated city
Croatia
114
Country with the longest border
Canada
115
Country with maximum adjoining borders
China, with 13 countries Play
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Shortest river
Roe river 201 feet / 61 meter long
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Largest Cricket stadium.
Narendra modi stadium (ahmedabad)