#‎Geographical_Facts‬

#‎Geographical_Facts‬
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Largest Continent------- Asia, 17,212,2000 square miles
Smallest Continent------- Australia,312,2000 square miles
Highest Mountain------ Mount Everest, Himalayan Mountains, Nepal-Tibet, 29,035 feet above sea level
Lowest Point on land------- The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, water surface 1,349 feet below sea level
Deepest Underwater Trench------- Marina Trench, 200 miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, 36,198 feet below the ocean surface
Largest Sea------- The Mediterranean Sea, 1,144,800 square miles
Highest Lake------- The Highest navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level
Lowest Lake------ The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, surface of water 1,349 feet below sea level
Largest Lake------ Caspian Sea, 152,239 square miles
Largest Freshwater Lake-------- Lake Superior, US-Canada, 31,820 square miles
Deepest Ocean------- Pacific Ocean, average depth 13,215 feet
Largest Ocean------- Pacific Ocean, 60,060,700 square miles
Smallest Ocean------- Arctic Ocean, 5,427,000 square miles
Largest Gulf-------- Gulf of Mexico, 615,000 square miles
Bay------- The Bay of Bengal, 1,300,000 square miles
Largest Island------- Greenland, 839,999 square miles
Largest Peninsula------ Arabia, 1,250,000 square miles
Largest Archipelago----- Indonesia, 3,500-mile stretch of 17,000 islands
Largest Gorge------ Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona, US, 217 miles long, 4-18 miles wide, 1 mile deep
Deepest Gorge------- Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho, 7,900 feet deep
Longest Mountain Range------- The Andes of South America, 5,000 miles
Longesr River------- The Nile, Africa, 4,180 miles
Shortest River------- The Roe, Montana, US, 200 feet long
Largest River-------- The Amazon, South America, basin of 2,500,000 square miles
Longesr Estuary------- Ob River, Russia, 550 miles long, up to 50 miles wide
Larget Lagoon------ Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil, 150 miles long, 4,500 square miles
Largest Waterfall------- Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high