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Some Important Knowledge of the World: Airmail, First : At Allahabad in Feb, 1911. Airplane, First around the World without refuelling : Voyager (December 1986). Airport, Largest : King Abdul Khalid International Airport outside Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Atoll, largest : Kwajalein, Marshal Islands in Pacific. Bay, Largest : Hudson Bay (Northern Canada). Building, Tallest : Burj Khalifa (Dubai) . Cathedral, largest : Cathedral Church of the Diocese of New York. City, largest population : Tokyo- Yokohama (Japan, 2 crores). City, biggest in area : Mount Isa, Queensland (Australia 40,978 sq. km.) . City, highest : Wenchuan (China: 5,100 m above sea level). Country, richest : Switzerland. Dam, largest (concrete) : Grand Coulee Dam (on Columbia River: USA) . Dam, highest : Rogun (Tajikistan). Delta, largest : Sundarbans (India- 75,000 km.). Desert, largest : The Great Sahara (Africa- 8.4 million sq.km.). Electorate, largest : India. Fountain, tallest : Fountain Hills, Arizona (USA). Glacier, largest : Lambert Glacier (1,000,000 km2)(Australian Antarctic Territory). Gulf, largest : Gulf of Mexico. Hotel, largest : The Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA). Hindu Temple outside of India: Shree Swaminarayan (U.K.). Lagoon, largest : Lagoa dos Patos (in Brazil). Lake, deepest : Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Peninsula, largest : Arabian (3.25 million sq.kms.) Railway Station, largest : Grant Central Terminal (New York City). Railway Platform, longest : Kharagpur (India- 2,733 ft.). Sand Island, largest : Fraser Island, Australia (163,000 hact. Approx.). Stadium, largest : Strahov Stadium, Prague, the Czech Republic. Structure, tallest : Warszawa Radio Mast (Poland). Stock Exchange, oldest : Amsterdam Exchange (398 years), Netherlands. Tree-lined Avenue : Nikko Cryptomeria Avenue, 35.41 km., Japan. Tunnel, longest (Railway) : Tanna (Japan), 13 ½ miles. Wall, longest : The Great Wall of China. Water fall, highest : Salto-Angel Falls (Venezuela, 807 m.). Zoo, largest : Etosha Reserve (Namibia, 10 million hact.)
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:26:58 +0000

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