Largest in the World
Largest continent ........................................... Asia
Largest ocean ............................................... Pacific
Largest river .............................................. Amazon
Largest river basin ..................................... Amazon
Largest lake (salt water) ....................... Caspian sea
Largest lake (fresh water) .......... Lake Superior North America)
Largest artificial lake ..... Lake Mead at Hoover Dam, (USA). Originally known as Boulder.
Largest bay ................ Hudson Bay (North Canada)
Largest gulf ..................................... Gulf of Mexico
Largest gorge ........................ Grand Canyon (USA)
Largest sea .................................... South China sea
Largest delta....... Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh)
Largest peninsula ........................................ Arabia
Largest island ......................................... Greenland
Largest country (in area) .............................. Russia
Largest country (in population) ...................... China
Largest temple` ..................................... Angkorwat (Cambodia)
Largest archipelago ................................. Indonesia
Largest airport ............................... King Khalid International Airport at Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest church .....................................St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome)
Largest mosque ..................................... Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad)
Largest embassy................................... Russian Embassy (Beijing)
Largest war plane .................................. Mirage (France)
Largest prison ...................................... Kharkov (Russia)
Largest hotel .........................................MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (USA)
Largest desert........................................ Sahara (Africa)
Largest forest .......................................Coniferous Forests of Northern Russia
Largest stadium .................................. Strahove (Czech Republic)
Largest library ..................................... United States Library of Congress
Largest museum ................................... American Museum of Natural History (New York)
Largest animal ....................................... Blue whale
Largest land animal .................................. The African Bush Elephant
Largest democracy ...................................... India
Largest electorate ........................................ India
Largest town ......................... Mt. Isa (Queensland)
Largest palace ..................... Imperial Palace, Beijing
Largest dam........................... Three Gorges (China)
Largest landmass .................................The Eurasian Landmass
Largest park .................................Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
Largest zoo ................................. Krugal National Park (South Africa)
Largest river island ......................... Majuli (Assam)
Largest inland sea .......................Mediterranean sea
Largest canal ........................ Keil Canal in Germany
Largest reef ........................... Great Barrier Reef, (Australia)
Largest city (population) ................... Tokyo (Japan)
Largest estuary.....................................Ob (Russia)
Largest cave ..........................................Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)
Largest strait ........................................ Tartar strait
Largest wall ........................................... The Great Wall (China)
Largest cemetery .................................... Leningrad (Russia)
Largest railway station .......................... Grand Central Terminal (New York)
Largest university building ......................University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Largest open university ....................... Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi)
Largest steel plant ...................................Nippon Steel plant (Japan)
Largest wingspan ....................................Albatross
Largest active volcano ...........................Mauna lao on Hawaii
Largest planet ............................................. Jupiter
Largest bird .................................................Ostrich
Largest sea bird .......................................Albatross
Largest diamond ..................................... The Cullinan
Largest parliament .............The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
Largest north to south stretch of land ........ America
Largest cold desert .....................................Gobi (Mongolia)
Largest plateau .............................................. Pamir (Tibet)
Largest mountain range ............................... The Himalaya
Largest statue ................................................. Statue of liberty
Largest bank ...................................................World bank (Washington)