| Largest Ocean |
Pacific Ocean
(depth 12,925 ft) |
| Largest Sea |
South China (area
1,148,500 sq. miles) |
| Largest Gulf |
Gulf of Mexico
(area 580,000 sq. miles) |
| Largest Bay |
Hudson Bay (area
317,500 sq. miles) |
| Largest Straits |
Tartar strait
(running 497 miles from the sea) |
| Largest Peninsula |
Arabia (area about
1,250,000 sq. miles) |
| Largest Island |
Greenland (area
about 840,000 sq. miles) |
| Highest Mountains |
Himalayas (height
of the peak is 29,028 ft) |
| Greatest Plateau |
Tibetan Plateau
(area 77,000 sq. miles) |
| Longest River |
Amazon (length
4,195 miles) |
| Largest Delta |
In Bangladesh
(area 30,000 sq. miles) |
| Highest Water fall |
Angel falls,
Venezuela (height 3,212ft) |
| Widest Water fall |
Khone Falls (width
6.7 miles) |
| Largest Lagoon |
Lagoa dos Patos,
Brazil (length 158 miles) |
| Largest Lake |
Kaspiskoye More
(Caspian Sea) (area 139,000 sq. miles) |
| Highest Lake |
Lago Titicaca
(maximum depth 1,214 ft) |
| Deepest Lake |
Baykal, Siberia
(depth 6,365 ft) |
| Largest Desert |
Sahara, North
Africa (area 3,250,000 sq. miles) |
