50 World Records

50 Highest & Largest Things in the World

Natural Wonders

1. Tallest Mountain: Mount Everest – 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft)

2. Highest Point from Earth’s Center: Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador

3. Deepest Ocean Trench: Mariana Trench – ~11,034 m (36,201 ft)

4. Longest River: Nile River – 6,650 km (4,130 miles)

5. Largest Ocean: Pacific Ocean – ~168.7 million km²

6. Largest Desert: Sahara Desert – ~9.2 million km²

7. Largest Ice Sheet: Antarctica – ~14 million km²

8. Tallest Waterfall: Angel Falls, Venezuela – 979 m (3,212 ft)

9. Largest Lake: Caspian Sea – ~371,000 km²

10. Deepest Lake: Lake Baikal, Russia – 1,642 m (5,387 ft)

21. Tallest Building: Burj Khalifa, Dubai – 828 m (2,717 ft)

22. Tallest Statue: Statue of Unity, India – 182 m (597 ft)

31. Largest Animal: Blue Whale – up to 30 m (98 ft)

32. Largest Land Animal: African Elephant

41. Largest Country: Russia – ~17.1 million km²

42. Largest Continent: Asia – ~44.58 million km²