Oceans of the World (by Size) |
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Ocean's Greatest Depths |
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Major Seas (by Size) |
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Major Rivers (by length) |
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Major Lakes (by Size) |
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Deepest Lake (by Greatest Depth) |
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Tallest Mountains (on each Continent) |
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Oldest Countries |
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Youngest Countries |
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Continents of the World (by Size) |
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Continents by Population |
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Continents by number of Countries |
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Countries with Most land Boundaries |
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Top 10 Tallest Mountains |
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Major In World's
Geographical Facts of World
Geographical Facts of World Related
Largest Continent
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Asia, 17,212,2000 square miles
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Smallest Continent
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Australia,312,2000 square miles
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Highest Mountain
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Mount Everest, Himalayan Mountains, Nepal-Tibet, 29,035 feet above sea level
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Lowest Point on land
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The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, water surface 1,349 feet below sea level
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Deepest Underwater Trench
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Marina Trench, 200 miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, 36,198 feet below the ocean surface
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Largest Sea
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The Mediterranean Sea, 1,144,800 square miles
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Highest Lake
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The Highest navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level
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Lowest Lake
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The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, surface of water 1,349 feet below sea level
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Largest Lake
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Caspian Sea, 152,239 square miles
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Largest Freshwater Lake
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Lake Superior, US-Canada, 31,820 square miles
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Deepest Ocean
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Pacific Ocean, average depth 13,215 feet
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Largest Ocean
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Pacific Ocean, 60,060,700 square miles
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Smallest Ocean
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Arctic Ocean, 5,427,000 square miles
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Largest Gulf
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Gulf of Mexico, 615,000 square miles
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Bay
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The Bay of Bengal, 1,300,000 square miles
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Largest Island
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Greenland, 839,999 square miles
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Largest Peninsula
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Arabia, 1,250,000 square miles
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Largest Archipelago
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Indonesia, 3,500-mile stretch of 17,000 islands
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Largest Gorge
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Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona, US, 217 miles long, 4-18 miles wide, 1 mile deep
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Deepest Gorge
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Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho, 7,900 feet deep
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Longest Mountain Range
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The Andes of South America, 5,000 miles
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Longesr River
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The Nile, Africa, 4,180 miles
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Shortest River
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The Roe, Montana, US, 200 feet long
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Largest River
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The Amazon, South America, basin of 2,500,000 square miles
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Longesr Estuary
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Ob River, Russia, 550 miles long, up to 50 miles wide
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Larget Lagoon
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Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil, 150 miles long, 4,500 square miles
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Largest Waterfall
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Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high
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Highest and Longest In India
Highest and Longest In India | |
Highest Award In India
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Bharat Ratna
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Highest Gallantry Award
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Param Vir Chakra
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Longest River in India
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The Ganges
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Longest Tributary river of India
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Yamuna
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Largest Lake
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Wular Lake, Kashmir
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Largest Lake (Saline Water)
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Chilka Lake, Orrisa
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Largest Man-Made Lake
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Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
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Largest Fresh Water Lake
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Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
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Highest Lake
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Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)
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Highest Lakein Indai
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Devatal (Gharhwal)
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Highest Peak
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Karkoram-2 of K-2(8,611 meters)
Highest Peak in the world is Mount Everest which is in Nepal |
Largest Populated City
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Mumba, Maharastra
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Largest State(Area)
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Rajasthan
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Largest State(Population)
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Uttar Pradesh
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Highest rainfall
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Cherrapunhi (426 inches per annum)
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Highest Watefallin India
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Nohkalikai Falls (335 meters, 1100 ft high) in Shora
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State wise largest area under forest
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Madhya Pradesh
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Largest Delta
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Sunderbans Delta
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Largest River without Delta
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Narmada and Tapti
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Longest Cantilever Span bridge
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Howrah Bridge
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Longest River Bridge
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
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Biggest Cave temple
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Ellora
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Longest Road in India
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Grand Trunk Road
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Highest Road in India
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Road at Khardungla,(in Leh-Manali Sector)
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Biggest Mosque
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Jama Masjid at Delhi
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Highest Gateway
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Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri (53.6 meters high)
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Tallest Statue
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Statue of Gomateshwar (17 meters high In Karnataka
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Largest Public Sector Bank
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State Bank of India
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Longest Canal
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Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
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Largest Dome
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Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
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Largest Zoo
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Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata)
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Largest Museum
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India Museum at Kolkata
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Longest Dam
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Hirakud Dam (Orrisa)
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Highest Dam
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Tehri Dam ( 260 meters , 850 ft )
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Highest Tower
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Kutab Minar at Delhi (88.4 meters high)
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Largest Desert in India
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Thar (Rajasthan)
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Largest District
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Kutch district
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Fastest Train
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Shatabadi Express running between New Delhi and Bhopal
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State with longest coastline
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Gujarat
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State with longest coastline of South India
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Andhra Pradesh
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Longest Electric Railway Line
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From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
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Longest Railway Route
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From Assam to Kanyakumari
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Longest Railway Platform
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Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
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Highest Railway Station
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Ghum (W. Bengal)
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Longest Platform
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Kharagpur (West Bengal) 833 meters in Length. It is also the longest railway station in world
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Longest Tunnel
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Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Longest Highway
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NH-44 (NH-7) which turns from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
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Smallest State (Population)
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Sikkim
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Smallest State (Area)
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Goa
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Largest State (Area)
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Rajasthan
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Largest State (Population)
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Uttar Pradesh
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Densest Populated State
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West Bengal
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Largest Cave
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Amarnath (J&K)
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Largest Cave Temple
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Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharastra)
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Largest Animal Fair
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Sonepur (Bihar)
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Largest Auditorium
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Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)
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Biggest Hotel
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Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai)
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Largest Port
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Mumbai
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Largest Gurudwara
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Golden Temple, Amritsar
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Deepest River Valley
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Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
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Largest Church
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Saint Cathedral (Goa)
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Oldest Church
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St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala)
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Longest River
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Ganga (2640 km long)
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Longest Beach
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Marina Beach, Chennai
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Highest Battle Field
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Siachin Glacier
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Highest Airport
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Leh (Laddakh)
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Biggest Stadium
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Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata
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Largest River Island
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Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom)
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Largest Planetarium
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Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)
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Sambhar lake
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Largest inland salt lake
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