BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Largest – World
Largest continent
........................................... Asia Largest ocean ...............................................Pacific
Largest river ..............................................
Amazon
Largest river basin .....................................
Amazon Largest lake (salt water) ....................... Caspian sea
Largest lake (fresh water) ..........Lake Superior (North
America)
Largest artificial lake ..... Lake Mead at Hoover Dam, (USA). Originally known as Boulder. Largest
bay ................ Hudson Bay (North Canada) Largest gulf
..................................... Gulf of Mexico Largest gorge
........................ Grand Canyon (USA) Largest sea
.................................... South China sea Largest delta.......
Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh) Largest peninsula
........................................ Arabia Largest island
......................................... Greenland Largest country (in area)
.............................. Russia Largest country (in
population)...................... China Largest temple` ...................
Angkorwat (Cambodia) Largest archipelago
.................................Indonesia
Largest airport ... King Khalid International Airport at
Riyadh
(Saudi Arabia)
Largest church
................St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome) Largest mosque ...... Sha Faisal
Mosque (Islamabad) Largest embassy............ Russian Embassy (Beijing)
Largest war plane .......................... Mirage (France) Largest prison
............................. Kharkov (Russia)
Largest hotel ...........MGM Grand Hotel and Casino,
Las
Vegas (USA)
Largest desert.................................. Sahara
(Africa)
Largest forest ........................Coniferous Forests of
Northern
Russia
Largest stadium ................. Strahove (Czech Republic)
Largest library .... United States Library of Congress
Largest museum .................... American Museum of
Natural History (New York)
Largest animal ....................................... Blue
whale Largest land animal ........... The African Bush Elephant
Largest democracy
......................................... India Largest electorate
........................................... India Largest town
......................... Mt. Isa (Queensland) Largest palace
..................... Imperial Palace, Beijing Largest
dam........................... Three Gorges (China) Largest
landmass................The Eurasian Landmass Largest park .. Wood Buffalo
National Park (Canada) Largest zoo ...... Krugal National Park (South Africa)
Largest river island ......................... Majuli (Assam) Largest inland
sea.......................Mediterranean sea
Largest canal
........................ Keil Canal in Germany Largest reef ...............
Great Barrier Reef, (Australia) Largest city (population)...................
Tokyo (Japan)
Largest estuary.....................................Ob
(Russia) Largest cave........ Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)
Largest strait
........................................ Tartar strait Largest wall
......................... The Great Wall (China) Largest cemetery
....................... Leningrad (Russia)
Largest railway station ......... Grand Central Terminal
(New York)
Largest university building
.....................................
University
of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest open university ........Indira Gandhi National Open
University (New Delhi)
Largest steel plant
..........Nippon Steel plant (Japan) Largest wingspan
....................................Albatross Largest active
volcano............Mauna lao on Hawaii
Largest planet
............................................. Jupiter Largest bird .................................................Ostrich
Largest sea bird .......................................Albatross Largest
diamond ................................. The Cullinan
Largest
parliament . The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Largest north to south stretch
of land ........ America Largest cold desert ........................Gobi
(Mongolia) Largest plateau ................................... Pamir (Tibet)
Largest mountain range ..................... The Himalaya
Largest statue ............................... Statue of
liberty
Largest bank.................... World bank ( Washington )
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