Geographical Facts

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Largest Continent:Asia
Smallest Continent:Australia
Highest Mountain:Mount Everest, Asia
Lowest Point on Land:The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan
Deepest Underwater Trench:Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean
Largest Sea:The Mediterranean Sea
Highest Lake:The highest navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru
Lowest Lake:The Dead Sea
Largest Lake in the world:Caspian Sea
Largest Freshwater Lake:Lake Superior, U.S.-Canada
Deepest Ocean:Pacific Ocean
Largest Ocean:Pacific Ocean
Smallest Ocean:Arctic Ocean
Largest Gulf:Gulf of Mexico
Largest Bay:The Bay of Bengal
Largest Island:Greenland
Largest Peninsula:Arabia
Largest Archipelago:Indonesia
Largest Gorge:Grand Canyon, Colorado River
Deepest Gorge:Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho
Longest Mountain Range:The Andes of South America
Longest River:The Nile, Africa
Shortest River:The Roe, Montana, USA
Largest River:The Amazon, South America
Longest Estuary:Ob River, Russia
Largest Lagoon:Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil
Largest Waterfall:
Largest Country:
Most populated Country:
 		Angel Falls, Venezuela
Russia
China
 

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