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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