Places In The World

PLACES IN THE WORLD

There is so much to explore in this world, whether it is part of the nature or man-made structures.

Below is a list of notable places. Most of them include the size of the place.

Mecca the venerable:

The Mediterranean Sea:

Mount Everest:

Mauna Kia:

The Dead Sea:

Mariana Trench:

Lake Titicaca

Caspian Sea:

Lake Superior

Niagara Falls

Angel Falls:

Arabia:

Greenland:

The Nile River:

The Amazon River:

Gulf of Mexico:

Bay of Bengal

Indonesia:

Grand Canyon:

Hells Canyon:

The Andes

Ob River:

Lagos dos Patos

The Roe River:

Voronja Cave (Voronya):

Bermuda Triangle:

Pacific Ocean:

Atlantic ocean:

Indian Ocean:

Arctic Ocean:

Asia:

Africa:

North America:

South America:

Antarctica:

Europe:

Australia:

Burj Khalifa:

Eiffel Tower:

Mecca Clock (Abraaj Al Bayt):

Big Ben:

Taj Mahal:

Great Wall of China:

First house ALLAH (swt) has put on Earth for worshipping.

Largest sea in the world, about 2,499,350 square km (1,144,800 square miles) . It is surrounded by three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe.

Highest mountain located in Himalayan Mountains, between Nepal and Tibet. It is about 8,850 meters above sea level.

Highest mount in the world if measured from the bottom of the ocean up to the peak. It is located in Hawaii and it is about 9,490 meters high.

Lowest point on Land, located between Palestine and Jordan. It is about water 411 meters below sea level.

Deepest underwater point. East of Philippines in the Pacific Ocean. It is almost 11,000 meters below the ocean surface.

The highest navigable lake in the world, located in Peru. It is about 3,810 meters above sea level.

Largest lake in the world. It is about 394,299 square km (152,239 square miles).

Largest freshwater lake. It is about 82,414 square km (31,820 square miles) and is located between Canada and USA.

Largest waterfalls in the world. It is located in Canada (48 meters high and 792 meters wide) and USA (51 meters high and 323 meters wide).

Highest waterfall in the world, located in Venezuela and it is about 979 meters high.

Largest peninsula in the world, located in Saudi Arabia and it is about 2,590,000 square km (1,250,000 square miles).

Largest island in the world, a district of Denmark which is located in North America and it's about 2,175,597.4 square km (839,999 square miles).

Longest River in the world located in Africa. It is about 6,725.62 km long (4,180 miles).

Largest river in the world, located in South America and it passes through several countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It is about 6,475,000 square km (2,500,000 square miles).

Largest Gulf in the world located between USA and Mexico. It is about 615,000 square miles.

Largest bay in the world located in Asia. It is about 1,300,000 square miles.

Largest archipelago (string of islands), which is located in Asia. It is about 17,000 islands that stretch up to 3,500 miles.

Largest gorge, located in Colorado Riber, Arizona, USA. It is about 217 miles long, 4-18 miles wide and 1 mile deep.

Deepest gorge in the world, located in Snake River, Idaho, USA. It is about 7,900 feet deep.

Longest range of mountains, located in South Africa and it passes 7 countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It is about 8,045 km long (5,000 miles).

Longest Estuary, located in Russia. It is about 500 miles long and up to 50 mils wide.

Largest Lagoon, located in Brazil. It is about 241 km long (150 miles) and about 11,655 square km (4,500 square miles).

Shortest river in the world, located in Montana, USA. It is almost 61 meters long (200 feet).

Deepest cave in the world so far. It is located near the Black Sea and it is about 2,080 meters deep.

An area located in the Atlantic Ocean near Florida, USA. Lots of ships and planes were missing in that area and the reason is still unknown.

Largest and deepest ocean. It is about 181,300,000 square km (60,060,700 square miles), average depth is 4,300 meter (13,215 feet).

Second largest ocean, it is about 82,362,000 square km.

Third largest ocean, it is about 73,427,000 square km.

Smallest ocean. It is about 13,986,000 square km (5,427,000 square miles).

Largest continent, which is about 44,390,000 square km (17,212,000 square miles).

Second largest continent. It is about 30,244,050 square km.

Third continent in the size. It is about 24,346,000 square km.

Fourth continent in the size. It is about 17,819,000 square km.

Fifth continent in the size. A continent full of ice. It is about 14,245,000 square km.

Continent no. 6 from the size. It is about 10,360,000 square km.

Smallest continent, part of the Oceania islands. It is about 7,692,024 square km (3,132,000 square miles).

Tallest building in the world in Dubai, UAE (2015). It was built in 2010. It is about 828 meter high and has 160 floor.

Located in Paris, France and designed by A.G. Eiffel in 1889. It was built to show that steel can be as strong as stone while still lighter than stone. It is about 300 meters long (almost 322 meters long with radio and television tower). Every 7 years it is repainted with 50 tons of dark brown paint.

Largest and highest clock in the world (2015), located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is 601 meters high and 43 meters in diameter. It was built in 2010. Also among these 3 towers is the largest hotel in the world (2012), it has 8,000 rooms in all 3 towers.

A bell in the Parliament tower located in London, England. It was installed in 1856 and was named for Sir Benjamin Hall, commissioner of works. The name is often used to refer to the huge clock in the tower.

A tombstone built by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in 1631, located in Agra, India. The project (mosque, garden and the pathway) was finished in 1648.

One of the oldest and longest walls in the world and. It was built in 214 B.C. and is about 6,400 km long (the main length is about 3,460 km and 2,900 km are the added extras).

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