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Download the List Of \u00a0 Largest, Longest & Highest In the World & India PDF<\/a><\/p>\n All Banking\/SSC\/RRB Content @ Rs. 99<\/a><\/p>\n Download Daily & Monthly Current affairs quiz PDF<\/a><\/p>\n Download all General Knowledge Questions & Answers PDF<\/a><\/p>\n Download Current Affairs Questions & Answers PDF<\/a><\/p>\n Download General Science Notes And Q&A PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n Largest, Longest & Highest In the World & India:<\/strong><\/p>\n Highest Mountain Peaks:<\/strong><\/p>\n World:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Mount Everest situated between the border of Nepal & Autonomous region of Tibet with a height of 8848m above sealevel is the highest mountain peak in the world.<\/p>\n India:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.K2 , also known as the Mount Godwin – Austen situated in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir with a height of 8611m above the sea level is the highest mountain in India & 2nd highest in the World.<\/p>\n 2.Kanchenjunga with an elevation of 8586m located between Nepal & Sikkim is the 2nd\u00a0highest mountain peak in India & 3rd highest in the world.<\/p>\n 3.Anamudi in Kerala is the highest peak in South India . It is a part of the Western Ghats with an elevation of 2695m above sea level.<\/p>\n Longest Rivers:<\/strong><\/p>\n World:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Nile river of North-east Africa is the longest river in the world with a length of 6650Km.<\/p>\n 2.Amazon river of South America is the 2nd longest\u00a0with a length of 6400Km & largest river by water flow in the world.<\/p>\n 3.Yangtze river of China is the 3rd longest river of the World & 1st longest in Asia with a length of 6300Km.<\/p>\n Download App to Access Directly on Mobile<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/p>\n Download General Knowledge Questions PDF<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/h2>\n <\/span><\/p>\n India:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Ganges is the longest river in India with a length of 2525Km .Though Brahmaputra & Indus are longer than the river Ganges the area drained by the them in India is lesser than that of Ganges.Ganges originates from the Gangotri glacier of Uttarakhand.<\/p>\n 2.Godavari also known as the Dakshin Ganga is the 2nd longest river of India & 1st longest in South India with a length of 1465Km originating from Triambakeshwar, Nasik , Maharashtra.<\/p>\n Largest Lakes:<\/strong><\/p>\n World:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world with an area of 37100Sq.km spreading around Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan.<\/p>\n 2.Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake in the world with an area of 82414Sq.km. It is situated in Canada & United States.<\/p>\n 3.Lake Victoria is the world\u2019s largest tropical lake, 2nd largest fresh water lake & Africa’s largest lake with an area of 69485Sq.km.<\/p>\n 4.Lake Tanganyika in Africa is the world’s longest fresh water lake & 2nd largest & deepest fresh water lake in the world is formed 642m below sea level.<\/p>\n 5.Lake Baikal in the Southern Russia is the deepest lake in the world & the largest fresh water lake in terms of volume .It has a depth of 5,387 feet.<\/p>\n 6.Lake Vostok in Antarctica is the largest sub-glacial lake in the world<\/p>\n\n India:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Chilika lake is the largest lake of India with an area of 1165Sq.km. It is a brackish water lagoon located in Odisha.<\/p>\n 2.Wular lake in Jammu & Kashmir is the largest fresh water lake of India measuring approximately 260Sq.km.<\/p>\n 3.Pulicat lake situated in Andhra Pradesh is the 2nd largest brackish water lagoon of India.<\/p>\n 4.Vembanad lake in Kerala is the longest lake of India with a length of 96.5Km.<\/p>\n 5.Loktak lake in Manipur is the largest fresh water lake in North-east India.<\/p>\n 6.Gobindh Ballabh Pant Sagar, in Uttar Pradesh is the largest man-made lake.<\/p>\n 7.Sambhar lake is the largest inland salt water lake with an area of 200Sq.km.<\/p>\n 8.Tso-Lhamo lake in Sikkim is the highest lake at an altitude of 5330m above sealevel.<\/p>\n Largest Dams:<\/strong><\/p>\n World:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Tarbela dam on the Indus river in Pakistan with469 feet height and 8,997 feet width is the largest dam in the world.<\/p>\n 2.Fortpeck dam in Montana,USA across the Missouri river is the 2nd largest dam in the world with a height of 249feet & 21,432ft length.<\/p>\n India:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Tehri dam on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand is the largest in India with a height of 261m & length of 575m.<\/p>\n 2.Bhakranangal dam across Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh with a height of of 226m & length of 520m is the 2nd largest dam in India.<\/p>\n 3.Nagarjunasagar dam, in Telangana , built across Krishna river with a height of 124m is the largest dam in South India.<\/p>\n Largest Places:<\/strong><\/p>\n World:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Russia is the largest country in the world followed by the Canada in terms of area while India is at the 7th Position.<\/p>\n 2.Newyork, USA is the largest city in the world followed by Tokyo, Japan based on area.<\/p>\n 3.Greenland is the largest island in the world followed by New Guinea (Indonesia & Papa New Guinea).<\/p>\n India:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Rajasthan with an area of 3,42,239Sq.km is the largest state in India.<\/p>\n 2.Andaman & Nicobar islands with an area of 8249Sq.km is the largest Union Territory of India.<\/p>\n 3.Mumbai is the largest city of India based on area.<\/p>\n 4.Kachch in Gujarat is the largest district of India while Gahmar situated in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh is the largest village in India.<\/p>\n 5.Post-bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka became the largest state in South India with an area of 1,91,791Sq.km.<\/p>\n\n Deserts:<\/strong><\/p>\n World:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Sahara desert in Northern Africa is the largest desert\u00a0 in the world with an area of 3.5 million Sq.miles.<\/p>\n 2.Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the largest salt desert in the world.<\/p>\n 3.Antarctic desert in Antarctica is the largest cold desert of the world.<\/p>\n India:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Thar desert also called Great Indian desert is the largest desert in India which forms a natural boundary between India & Pakistan.<\/p>\n 2.The Great Rann of Kutch, part of the Thar desert in Kutch district of Gujarat is the largest salt desert in India with an area of 2900Sq.miles.<\/p>\n 3.The Cold desert of Trans-himalayas stretching from Ladakh,J&K to Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh is the largest cold desert in India.<\/p>\n Highest Waterfalls :<\/strong><\/p>\n World:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Angel Falls in Venezula at a height of 3230ft is the highest waterfalls in the world.<\/p>\n 2.Tugelo Falls in South Africa at a height of 3110ft is the 2nd highest waterfalls in the world.<\/p>\n 3.Huanguoshu Waterfalls,<\/strong> located in Guizhou province, China is the highest waterfalls in Asia.<\/p>\n India:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.Kunchikal falls, in the Shimoga district of Karnataka falls from a height of 1493ft.It is the highest waterfalls in India.<\/p>\n 2.Barehpani falls in Odisha falls from a height of 1309ft is the 2nd highest waterfalls in the India. It is situated in Simplipal National Park, Mayurbhung district of Odisha.<\/p>\n\n