SUPERLATIVE (WORLD) THE LARGEST

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SUPERLATIVE (WORLD):-

• The Largest:-

 

• Island -- Greenland
• Delta -- Sundarbans (India) 
• Desert -- Antarctic desert (Antarctica) 
• Lake -- Caspian Sea
• Country (in area) --Russia 
• Country (in population) -- China
• Continent -- Asia
• City (in population) -- Tokyo
• City (in area) -- Hulunbuir (China) 
• Railway Platform -- Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) 
• Railway Bridge -- Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge (China) 
• Sea -- Philippines Sea
• Port -- Shanghai (China) 
• Plateau--Tibetan 
• River Basin -- Amazon Basin
• Bay -- Hudson Bay (Canada) 
• Concrete Dam -- Grand Coulee Dam (USA) 
• Volcano -- Mauna Loa (Hawaii Islands) 
• Peninsula -- Arabia
• Palace -- Imperial Palace (Gugong), Beijing (China) 
•Park -- National Park (Greenland)

• Airport -- King Fahd International Airport (Dammam, Saudi Arabia)
• Diamond -- The Cullinan (South Africa)
• Bird -- Common Ostrich
• Sea bird -- Albatross
• Tiger -- The Siberian Tiger

Greenland:-

• largest Island
• It is part of realm of Denmark
• Capital - Nuuk
• Located between the Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean
• Long border with Canada on Hans Island
• Second largest ice sheet      

Sundarbans:-

• Largest mangrove forest 
• World Heritage Site (1987)
• Famous for the Royal Bengal Tiger
• It is very rich in Biodiversity

 Antarctic Desert:-

• Largest desert in the world
• It is a Polar desert
• Low amount of precipitation (about 50mm)
• Cold temperature keeps the ice from turning into liquid water 
• It is the driest continent in the world
• Have a lot of water in the form of ice

 The Cullinan:-

• Largest diamond
• It was named after Thomas Cullinan (the owner of the mine)
• It was discovered in South Africa in 1905
• It is the largest colourless cut diamond in the world

 Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge:-

• Largest railway bridge in the world
• Located on the rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing in Jiangsu province