Nature?s an amazing thing. Wait, that?s obvious isn?t it? Well, some parts of nature are even more impressive; record-breaking if you will. So here they are – the planet (and beyond)?s most impressive statistics. Compete with friends for how many you?ve seen, touched or done experiments on. Sort of like Bingo but without the retired people or marker pens. Do it for sweets and make it more exciting (technically that?s not us condoning gambling, simply the distribution of confectionery).
Tallest Animal > Giraffe
Largest Animal > Blue Bottom whale
Largest Bay > Hudson Bay, Canada,
Fastest Bird > Swift
Largest Bird > Ostrich
Smallest Bird > Humming bird
Largest Continent > Asia
Smallest Continent > Australia
Largest Country > Russia
Smallest Country > Vatican City
Longest Day > June 21
Shortest Day > December 22
Largest Delta > Sunderbans
Largest Desert > Sahara, Africa
Biggest Dome > Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India
Largest Dams > Grand Coulee Dam, USA
Tallest Fountain > Fountain Hills, Arizona
Largest Gulf > Gulf of Mexico
Largest Island > Greenland
Largest Lake > Caspian Sea, CISIran
Deepest Lake > Baikal (Siberia)
Highest Lake > Titicaca (Bolivia)
Highest Mountain Peak > Mount Everest (Nepal)
Highest Mountain Range > Himalayas
Longest Mountain > Andes (South America)
Biggest Oceans > Pacific Ocean
Deepest Oceans > Pacific Ocean
Biggest Park > Yellow Stone Na-tional Park
Largest Park > Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
Largest Peninsula > Arabia
Highest Plateau > Pamir (Tibet)
Biggest Planet > Jupiter
Smallest Planet > Murcury
Brightest Planet > Venus
Coldest Planet > Pluto
Nearest (To the Sun) > Mercury
Farthest (from the Sun) > Pluto
Longest River > Nile, Africa
Longest River Dam > Hirakud Dam, India
Largest Sea > South China Sea
Brightest Star > Sirius A
Largest Sea-bird > Albatross
Highest Waterfall > Angel (Venezuela)
Widest Waterfall > Khone Falls (Laos)
Lowest Water Level > Dead Sea
Hottest Place > Al-Azizia (Libya)
Rainiest Place > Mosinram, near Cherapunji (India)
Highest Village > Andean (Chile)
Highest Volcano > Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
Largest Volcano > Manuna Lea (Hawai)
Lightest Gas > Hydrogen
Fastest Animal > Cheetah
Biggest Flower > Rafflesia (Java)
Fastest Dog > Persian greyhound
Lightest Metal > Lithium
