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Biggest, Longest, Highest: Geography Records
Superlatives of the physical world: largest, longest, tallest and deepest.
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- Largest country by area?QuestionRussia
- Second-largest country by area?QuestionCanada
- Smallest country in the world by area?QuestionVatican City
- Most populous country in the world?QuestionIndia (it passed China in 2023)
- Largest continent?QuestionAsia
- Smallest continent?QuestionAustralia (Oceania)
- Largest ocean?QuestionThe Pacific Ocean
- Smallest ocean?QuestionThe Arctic Ocean
- Deepest ocean trench?QuestionMariana Trench, in the Pacific
- Highest mountain above sea level?QuestionMount Everest
- Highest mountain in South America?QuestionAconcagua
- Highest mountain in Africa?QuestionKilimanjaro
- Highest mountain in Europe?QuestionMount Elbrus (Russia)
- Highest mountain in North America?QuestionDenali (Alaska)
- Highest mountain in Antarctica?QuestionMount Vinson
- Longest river in Africa?QuestionThe Nile
- River with the most water flow?QuestionThe Amazon
- Longest river in Asia?QuestionThe Yangtze
- Longest river in Europe?QuestionThe Volga
- Longest river in the United States?QuestionThe Missouri
- Largest hot desert?QuestionThe Sahara
- Largest desert of all?QuestionAntarctica
- Largest lake by area?QuestionThe Caspian Sea
- Deepest lake?QuestionLake Baikal (Russia)
- Largest freshwater lake in the United States?QuestionLake Superior
- Largest island?QuestionGreenland
- Largest island in the Mediterranean?QuestionSicily
- Largest rainforest?QuestionThe Amazon rainforest
- Highest waterfall?QuestionAngel Falls, in Venezuela
- Largest coral reef system?QuestionThe Great Barrier Reef
- Lowest point on land?QuestionShores of the Dead Sea
- Lowest point in the United States?QuestionBadwater Basin in Death Valley
- Highest point in the United States?QuestionDenali
- Highest point in the lower 48 states?QuestionMount Whitney
- Coldest continent?QuestionAntarctica
- Hottest continent?QuestionAfrica
- Driest continent?QuestionAntarctica
- Longest mountain range on land?QuestionThe Andes
- Highest capital city in the world?QuestionLa Paz, Bolivia (seat of government)
- Country with the most islands?QuestionSweden
- Country with the most time zones including territories?QuestionFrance
- Country with the longest coastline?QuestionCanada
- Largest country in Africa by area?QuestionAlgeria
- Largest country in South America?QuestionBrazil
- Largest country in Europe by area?QuestionRussia
- Largest country in Central America?QuestionNicaragua
- Smallest country in Africa?QuestionSeychelles
- Smallest country in South America?QuestionSuriname
- Largest state in Australia?QuestionWestern Australia
- Tallest tree species?QuestionCoast redwood
- Largest salt flat?QuestionSalar de Uyuni in Bolivia
- Largest glacier in the world?QuestionLambert Glacier in Antarctica
- Longest border between two countries?QuestionCanada and the United States
- Tallest building (as of 2025)?QuestionBurj Khalifa in Dubai
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