Superlatives of India

The Superlatives Place

The longest Bridge Above Water Dhola–Sadiya Bridge or Bhupen Hazarika Setu (9.15 km

The largest animal Fair Sonepur (Bihar)

The largest Auditorium Sri Shanmukhananda Hall (Mumbai, Maharashtra)

The highest Dam Tehri dam (Uttarakhand)

The largest Desert Thar (Rajastan)

The largest cave Temple Kailash Temple (Ellora, Maharashtra)

The largest Zoological Park Vandalur Zoo (1300 Acres)

The largest Mosque Jama Masjid (Delhi)

The highest peak Kangchenjunga (8, 586m)

The longest Tunnel Pir panjal tunnel

The largest Delta Sundarbans (W. Bengal)

The State with maximum forest area Madhya Pradesh (77, 522 sq kms)

The longest Corridor Ramanathaswamy Temple of Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu

The highest Waterfall Nohkalikai waterfall (Meghalaya)

The longest Road Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata to Delhi)

The highest Gate way Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (U.P)

The longest River The Ganges (2525 km. long)

The largest museum Indian museum, Kolkata

The largest Dome Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (in Karnataka)

The Tallest Statue Statue of Unity, Gujarat ( 182m)

The largest Public Sector Bank State Bank of India

The Biggest Cantilever Bridge Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

The longest Canal Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)

The longest Railway platform Gorakhpur, UP

Narendra Modi, (Motera), Cricket Stadium Ahmedabad

The Biggest Stadium
(Gujarat)

The most popular city Mumbai (Maharashtra)

The Longest Passenger Train Route Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari

The Oldest Church St. Thomas Church at Palayer, Thrissur (Kerela)

The longest National Highway NH 44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari) (3, 745 km)

The State with longest Coast Line Gujarat

The Highest Lake Chho lhamu lake (north Sikim)

The largest Saline water Lake Sambhar lake, Rajasthan

The largest freshwater Lake wular Lake

The Largest Cave Amarnath (J & K)

The longest river of Southern India Godawari

The longest Dam Hirakud Dam (Orissa)

Param Vir Chakra (Military) &

The highest Gallantry Award
Ashok Chakra (highest peace time gallantry honour)

The highest Award Bharat Ratna

The biggest Church Saint Cathedral at old Goa (Goa)

The Southern Indian State with Longest

Andhra Pradesh
Coastline

The Longest Sea Beach Marina Beach (Chennai)

The Highest Road Road at Khardungla, (in Leh –Manali Sector)

The largest artificial Lake Govind Sagar (Bhakhra Nangal)

 The deepest River Valley Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

The largest River without Delta Narmada

The biggest river Island Majuli Brahmputra river, (Assam)

The largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium

The Highest Airport Leh Airport (Ladakh)

The Largest state in area Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq.km)

The Smallest state in area Goa (3,702sq.km)

Superlatives of the World

S. N. Superlatives Location

1 Largest Park National Park, Greenland

2 Largest Bird Ostrich

3 Largest Railway Bridge Chenab Bridge

4 Largest Big-ship Canal St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)

5 Largest Continent Asia

6 Largest City in Population Tokyo

7 Largest Country in population China

8 Largest Country in area Russia

9 Largest Coral Formation The Great Barrier Reef (Australia)

10 Largest dam Three Gorges Dam, China

11 Largest Delta Sundarbans, India (8000 sq. miles)

12 Largest Desert (world) Sahara, Africa (84, 00, 000sq. km)

13 Largest Diamond The Cullman

14 Largest Island Green Land

15 Largest Lake (Artificial) Kariba dam, Zimbabwe

16 Largest Platform (Railway) Grand Central Terminal, New York

17 Largest Seabird Albatross

18 Largest Sea (inland) Mediterranean

19 Largest Lake (Fresh water) Lake Superior, U.S.A.

20 Largest Lake (Saltwater) Caspian Sea

21 Largest Mosque Masjid al-Haram., Mecca

22 Largest Planet Jupiter

23 Largest Palace Imperical Palace (Beijing) China

24 Largest Peninsula Arabia

25 Largest Asian desert Gobi, Mangolia

26 Largest Democracy India

27 Largest Neck Animal Giraffe

27 Largest Animal of the Cat Family Liger

28 Largest Mammal Blue Whale

29 Largest Stadium Rungrado May Stadium , North Korea

30 Largest Temple Angkor Vat (Combodia)

31 Largest Diamond Mine Yubileyny diamond mine, Russia

32 Largest River (Volume) Amazon, Brazil

33 Largest Land Animal African Bush Elephant

34 Largest Valcano Mauna Loa (Hawaii)

35 Largest Bay Hudson Bay (Canada)

36 Largest Gulf Gulf of Maxico

37 Largest River Basin Amazon basin

38 Largest Gorge Grand Canyon (on the Colorado river)

39 Biggest Cinema House Roxy (New York)

40 Biggest City in area Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

41 Biggest Museum British Museum (London)

42 Biggest Flower Raffesia (Java)

43 Deepest and Biggest Ocean The Pacific

44 Smallest Bird Hummingbird

45 Smallest Contient Australia

46 Smallest Planet Mercury

47 The tallest Animal on Land Girafee

48 Tallest Building Burj Khalifa, Dubai in U.A.E.

49 Tallest Minaret (Free standing) Qutub Minar, Delhi

50 Tallest minaret Great Hassan Mosque, Casablance, Moroc

51 Tallest Statue Statue of Liberty (150 ft.)

52 Tallest Statue (bronze) Bronze Statue Lord Buddha, Tokyo

53 Highest City Wen Chuan (Tibet, China)

54 Highest Country Tibet

55 Highest Lake Titicaca (Bolivia)

56 Highest Melting Point Tungsten

57 Highest Waterfall Salto Angel Falls (Venezuela)

58 Highest Plateau Pamir (Tibet)

59 Highest Valcano Ojos del Salado, Angentine-Chile

60 Highest Mountain Peak (world) Everest (Nepal)

61 Highest Straight Dam Bhakhra Dam

62 Longest Day June 21 (in Northern Hemisphere)

63 Longest Platform (Railway) Gorakhpur (U.P.) India (1355.4 m)

64 Longest Railway Trans-Siberian Railway (6000 miles)

65 Longest River Nile (6690 km)

66 Longest River Dam Hirakud Dam (India) 15.8 miles

67 Longest Mountain Range Andes (S. America)

68 Longest Swimming Course English Channel

69 Longest Wall Great Wall of China

70 Longest Lifespan of an Animal Giant tortoise (190 to 200 years)

71 Longest wing spread bird Albatross

72 Longest Strait Tartar Straits

73 Longest Animal Blue whale

74 Longest jump Animal Kangaroo

75 Longest Poisonous Snake King Kobra

76 Shortest Day Dec. 22 (in Northern Hemisphere)

78 fastest Bird Swift

79 Fastest Dog Persian grey hound

80 Fastest Animal Cheetah ( Leopard )

81 Hardest Substance Diamond

82 Coldest Place or Region Vostok (Antarctica)

83 Driest Place Death Valley (California)

84 Hottest Place (world) Death Valley (California), 56.7 °C

85 Brightest and Hottest Planet (also nearest to Earth) Venus

86 Farthest Planet (from the sun) Neptune

87 Nearest Planet (to the sun) Mercury

88 Busiest Port Rotterdam (the Netherlands)

89 Brightest Star Sirius

90 Deepest Lake Baikal (Siberia)

91 Broadest Strait Davis Strait (Canada)

92 Narrowest Strait Chliks (45 yards)

93 World’s Rainiest spot Cherrapunji, India

94 Lightest Gas Hydrogen

95 Lightest Metal Lithium

96 Most Intelligent Animal Chimpanzee

97 Bird that never makes its nest Chckoo

98 Wingless Bird Kiwi

99 Reptile which changes its colours Chameleon

100 Slowest Animal Snail

101 Domestic Dog Irish Wolf Hound