MAJOR ISLANDS (by Size) 1. Australia 7,617.930 sq km 2. Greenland 2,175,600 sq km 3. New Guinea 792,500 sq km 4. Borneo 725,500 sq km 5. Madagascar 587,000 sq km 6. Baffin 507,500 sq km 7. Sumatra 427,300 sq km 8. Honshu 227,400 sq km 9. Great Britain 218,100 sq km 10. Victoria 217,300 sq km MAJOR RIVERS (by Length) 1. Nile, Africa 6,825 km 2. Amazon, South America 6,437 km 3. Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia 6,380 km 4. Mississippi, North America 5,971 km 5. Yenisey-Angara, Asia 5,536 km 6. Huang (Yellow), Asia 5,464 km 7. Ob-Irtysh, Asia 5,410 km 8. Amur, Asia 4,416 km 9. Lena, Asia 4,400 km 10. Congo, Africa 4,370 km MAJOR LAKES (by Size) 1. Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe 371,000 sq km 2. Superior, North America 82,100 sq km 3. Victoria, Africa 69,500 sq km 4. Huron, North America 59,600 sq km 5. Michigan, North America 57,800 sq km 6. Tanganyika, Africa 32,900 sq km 7. Baikal, Asia 31,500 sq km 8. Great Bear, North America 31,300 sq km 9. Aral Sea, Asia 30,700 sq km 10. Malawi, Africa 28,900 sq km SMALLEST COUNTRIES (by Land Mass) 1. Vatican City 0.17 sq miles (0.44 sq km) 2. Monaco 0.75 sq miles (1.95 sq km) 3. Nauru 8.2 sq miles (21.2 sq km) 4. Tuvalu 10 sq miles (26 sq km) 5. San Marino 24 sq miles (61 sq km) 6. Liechtenstein 62 sq miles (160 sq km) 7. Marshall Islands 70 sq miles (181 sq km) 8. Seychelles 104 sq miles (270 sq km) 9. Maldives 116 sq miles (300 sq km) 10. St. Kitts and Nevis 139 sq miles (360 sq km) LARGEST DESERTS OF THE WORLD 1. Sahara, North Africa 3,320,000 sq. miles 2. Arabian, Middle East 900,000 sq. miles 3. Kalahari, Southern Africa 360,000 sq. miles 4. Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles 5. Syrian, Syria, Jordan, Iraq 200,000 sq. miles 6. Chihuahuan, Mexico, U.S. 175,000 sq. miles 7. Great Sandy, Australia 150,000 sq. miles 8. Sonoran, Mexico, U,S, 120,000 sq. miles 9. Thar, India, Pakistan 77,000 sq. miles 10. Gibson, Australia 60,000 sq. miles
Posted on: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:54:29 +0000
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