Longest, Largest, Highest, Tallest in World & India
WEeb.in Team GK Total Views: 2006 Posted: Feb 1, 2019 Updated: Feb 12, 2025
Longest in World
| # | Type | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Longest River | Nile |
| 2. | Longest Railway | Trans-Siberian Railway |
| 3. | Longest Road Tunnel | Laedal Tunnel, Norway (24.51 km long) |
| 4. | Longest Railway Platform | Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| 5. | Longest Ship Canal | Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (1930 Km long) |
| 6. | Longest River Dam | Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India |
| 7. | Longest Mountain Range | Andes (South America, Length = 5500m) |
| 8. | Longest Wall | Wall of China |
Largest in World
| # | Type | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Largest Continent | Asia |
| 2. | Largest Delta | Ganges Delta (consists of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India) |
| 3. | Largest Desert | Sahara Desert (covers a surface area of 3.5 million square miles) |
| 4. | Largest Island | Greenland |
| 5. | Largest Dam | Three Gorges Dam (spans the Yangtze River in China) |
| 6. | Largest Library | United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C. |
| 7. | Largest Sea Bird | Albatross |
| 8. | Largest city in population | Tokyo, Japan |
| 9. | Largest Peninsula | Arabian Peninsula |
| 10. | Largest Solar Plant | Kamuthi Solar Plant, Tamil Nadu, India |
Tallest, Smallest, Biggest in World
| # | Type | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tallest Animal | Giraffe |
| 2. | Tallest Building | Burj Khalifa (828 m) |
| 3. | Tallest Monument | Gateway Arch (USA) |
| 4. | Smallest Bird | Humming Bird |
| 5. | Smallest Continent | Australia |
| 6. | Smallest Planet | Mercury |
| 7. | Biggest Country by Area | Russia |
| 8. | Biggest Planet | Jupiter |
| 9. | Biggest Ocean | Pacific Ocean |
| 10. | Hottest Place | Death Valley, California, USA. |
| 11. | Deepest Lake | Baikal (Siberia) |
| 12. | Deepest Ocean | Pacific Ocean |
Highest in World
| # | Type | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Highest Mountain Peak | Mt. Everest |
| 2. | Highest Mountain Range | Greater Himalayas |
| 3. | Highest Plateau | Pamir Tibet (Roof of World) |
| 4. | Highest Railway Station | Tanggula railway station |
| 5. | Highest Lake | Lake Titicaca |
| 6. | Highest Fall | Angel Falls (Venezuela, located on a tributary of the Rio Caroni) |
| 7. | Metal with highest Melting and Boiling Point | Tungsten |
| 8. | Higest Capital City | La Paz (Bolivia) |
Longest in India
| # | Type | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Longest River | Ganges |
| 2. | Longest Tributary | Yamuna |
| 3. | State with the longest coastline | Gujarat (1214.7 km) |
| 4. | Longest Dam | Hirakud (stands across the river Mahanadi) |
| 5. | Longest Beach | Marina Beach, Chennai |
| 6. | Longest Electric Railway Line | From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna |
| 7. | Longest Road | Grand Trunk Road |
| 8. | Longest Railway Platform | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| 9. | Longest Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal |
Largest in India
| # | Type | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Largest Museum | Indian Museum (found by Asiatic Society of Bengal, Kolkata) |
| 2. | Largest Desert | Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert; forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan) |
| 3. | Largest State in terms of area | Rajasthan |
| 4. | Largest forest state | Madhya Pradesh |
| 5. | Largest Mosque | Jama Masjid |
| 6. | Largest Port | Jawaharlal Nehru Port (also known as Nhava Sheva, located in Maharashtra, Mumbai) |
| 7. | Largest river island | Majuli Island (located in Assam at Brahmaputra river) |
| 8. | Largest Library | National Library of India (Kolkata) |
| 9. | Largest Lake of Saline Water | Chilka Lake (Odisha) |
| 10. | Largest Union Territory | Andaman and Nicobar Islands (8249 km2) |
Smallest, Highest in India
| # | Type | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Smallest state by area | Goa (3702 km2) |
| 2. | Smallest state by population | Sikkim |
| 3. | Smallest Union Territory | Lakshwadeep (32 km2) |
| 4. | Highest award | Bharat Ratna |
| 5. | Highest Dam | Tehri Dam (located on Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand, India) |
| 6. | Highest Gallantry Award | Param Veer Chakra |
| 7. | Highest Sports Award | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna |
| 8. | Highest Airport | Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh, J&K) |
| 9. | Highest Waterfall | Jog Falls, Karnataka |
| 10. | Rainiest Place | Mausinram (Meghalaya, India) |
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