Oceans of the World (by Size) |
- Pacific (155,557,000 sq km)
- Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km)
- Indian (68,556,000 sq km)
- Southern (20,327,000 sq km)
- Artic (14,056,000 sq km)
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Ocean's Greatest Depths |
- Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft
- Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean 30,246 ft
- Java Trench, Indian Ocean 24,460 ft
- Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean, 18,456 ft
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Major Seas (by Size) |
- South China (2,974,600 sq km)
- Caribbean (2,515,900 sq km)
- Mediterranean (2,510,000 sq km)
- Bering (2,261,100 sq km)
- Gulf of Mexico (1,507,600 sq km)
- Arabian Sea (1,498,320 sq km)
- Sea of Okhotsk (1,392,100 sq km)
- Sea of Japan (East Sea - 1,012,900 sq km)
- Hudson Bay (730,100 sq km)
- East China (664,600 sq km)
- Andaman (564,900 sq km)
- Black (507,900 sq km)
- Red (453,000 sq km)
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Major Rivers (by length) |
- Nile, Africa (6,825 km)
- Amazon, South America (6,437 km)
- Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia (6,380 km)
- Mississippi, North America (5,971 km)
- Yenisey-Angara, Asia (5,536 km)
- Huang(Yello), Asia (5,464 km)
- Ob-Irtysh, Asia (5,410 km)
- Amur, Asia (4,416 km)
- Lena, Asia (4,400 km)
- Congo, Africa (4,370 km)
- Mackenzie-Peace, North America (4,241 km)
- Mekong, Asia (4,184 km)
- Niger, Africa (4,171 km)
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Major Lakes (by Size) |
- Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (371,000 sq km)
- Superior, North America (82,100 sq km)
- Victoria, Africa (69,500 sq km)
- Huron, North America (59,600 sq km)
- Michigan, North America (57,800 sq km)
- Tanganyika, Africa (32,900 sq km)
- Baikal, Asia (31,500 sq km)
- Great Bear, North America (31,300 sq km)
- Aral Sea, Asia (30,700 sq km)
- Malawi, Africa (28,900 sq km)
- Great Slave, Canada (28,568 sq km)
- Erie, North America (25,667 sq km)
- Winnipeg, Canada (24,387 sq km)
- Ontario, North America (19,529 sq km)
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Deepest Lake (by Greatest Depth) |
- Baikal, Russian Fed. (5,315 ft)
- Tanganyika, Africa (4,800 ft)
- Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (3,363 ft)
- Malawi or Nyasa, Africa (2,317 ft)
- Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (2,303 ft)
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Tallest Mountains (on each Continent) |
- Mount Everest 8859 m - Asia
- Aconcagua 6959 m - S. America
- Mount McKinley 6194 m - N. America
- Mount Kilimanjaro 5963 m - Africa
- Mount Elbrus 5633 m - Europe
- Puncak Jaya 4884 m - Oceania
- Vinson Massif 4897 m - Antarctica
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Oldest Countries |
- San Marino (301 AD)
- France (486 AD)
- Bulgaria (632 AD)
- Denmark (950 AD)
- Portugal (1143 AD)
- Andorra (1278 AD)
- Switzerland (1291 AD)
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Youngest Countries |
- Montenegro (July 2006)
- Serbia (July 2006)
- East Timor (2002)
- Palau (1994)
- Czech Republic (1993)
- Eritrea (1993)
- Slovakia (1993)
- Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992)
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Continents of the World (by Size) |
- 1 Asia (445,579,000 sq km)
- 2 Africa (30,065,000 sq km)
- 3 North America (24,256,000 sq km)
- 4 South America (17,819,000 sq km)
- 5 Antarctica (13,209,000 sq km)
- 6 Europe (9,938,000 sq km)
- 7 Australia/Oceania (7,687,000 sq km)
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Continents by Population |
- 1 Asia
- 2 Africa
- 3 Europe
- 4 North America
- 5 South America
- 6 Australia/Oceania
- 7 Antarctica
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Continents by number of Countries |
- 1 Africa (53)
- 2 Europe (46)
- 3 Asia (44)
- 4 North America (23)
- 5 Oceania (14)
- 6 South America (12)
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Countries with Most land Boundaries |
- China - 14
- Russian Federation -14
- Brazil - 10
- Congo, Germany and Sudan - 10
- Austria, France, Tanzania, Turkey and Zambia - 8
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Top 10 Tallest Mountains |
- Mount Everst, 8850m (29035 ft) - Nepal
- Qogir (K2), 8611 m (28250 ft) - India
- Kangchenjunga 8586 m (28169 ft) - Nepal
- Lhotse, 8501 m (27929 ft) - Nepal
- Makalu I, 8462 m (27765 ft) - Nepal
- Cho Oyu, 8201 m (26906 ft) - Nepal
- Dhaulagiri, 8167 m (26794 ft) - Nepal
- Manaslu I, 8156 m (26758 ft) - Nepal
- Nanga Parbat, 8125 m (26658 ft) - Pakistan
- Annapurna I, 8091 m (26545 ft) - Nepal
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