Thursday, February 14, 2008

Longest/Biggest/Tallest in the World

Longest English Word

Word:Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotameteaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenakitanatahu (name of a hill)

Number of letters: 84

River

Name : Nile

Distance : 6,650km

War

Name : Battles between England and France

Duration : from 1337 to 1453

Country

Name : Russia

Area : 17,075,200 km2 (6,591,027 mi2)

Tallest railway station Building

Name : Nagoya Station

Country : JAPAN,

Floor area : 446,000 m², 4,800,000 ft²

Tree

Name : coniferous Coast Redwood

Height : 115.5 m (379.1 ft)

Diameter : m (23 ft)

Tallest Man

Name : Leonid Stadnyk

Height : 2.57 m (8 ft 5.5 in)

Country : Ukraine

Tallest Women

Name : Sandy Allen

Height : 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in)

Country : Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Longest Hair

Name : Xie Qiuping

Height : 5.627 m (18 ft 5.54 in)

Country : Guangxi Province, China

Longest tongue

Name : Stephen Taylor

Length : 9.5 cm (3.74 in)

Country : Milan, Italy.

Largest animal

Name : Blue Whale

Weight : 190 tonnes

Length : 30 m (100 ft)

Largest buildings

Name : Boeing Plant

Country : Washington, United States

Floor area : 398,000 m² (98.3 acres)

Volume : 13.3 million m³ (470 million ft)

Largest lake

Name : salty Caspian Sea

Area : 143,200 square miles (370,886 km2).

Largest Ocean

Name : Pacific Ocean

Area : 169.2 million km2

Most populous city

Name : Mumbai

Population : 13,073,926