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Name: Rainbow Bridge
Location: Lake Powell, Utah, USA
Coordinates: 37°N, 110°W
Measurements: 88.39m tall/ 83.82m wide/ 13m thick
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Natural Bridge
Is it really the largest bridge in the world?
Technically, yes. This is the worlds largest natural bridge. There are many natural arches that far surpass Rainbow Bridge in height and width. However, this formation fit’s the definition of a natural bridge and so wins the title of largest.
Location: Lake Powell, Utah, USA
Coordinates: 37°N, 110°W
Measurements: 88.39m tall/ 83.82m wide/ 13m thick
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Natural Bridge
Is it really the largest bridge in the world?
Technically, yes. This is the worlds largest natural bridge. There are many natural arches that far surpass Rainbow Bridge in height and width. However, this formation fit’s the definition of a natural bridge and so wins the title of largest.
Name: Lake Baikal
Location: Siberia, Russia
Coordinates: 53°N, 108°E
Measurements: 80km wide/ 636km long/ 23,600cub. km
Claim to Fame: World’s Deepest, Largest & Oldest Lake
Lake Baikal’s biggest claim to fame is that it is the world’s deepest lake. It’s so deep that if all of the major rivers in the world were flowing into an empty Baikal basin it would take one year to fill. At it’s deepest point the lake is 1,637 meters which is 1,285 meters below sea level. At this depth you could stack 17 Statue of Liberty’s and her torch would still be under water.
Name: Sahara Desert
Location: Northern Africa
Coordinates: 24°N, 130°W
Measurements: 9,000,000 km²
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Hot Desert
The Sahara Desert is currently approximately 9,000,000 km². This makes it larger than the continuous 48 states of the U.S. The astonishing fact is that it is still growing. In fact, it grows an average of 0.8km per month. In 2002, 124 villages were swallowed by the encroaching sands. It is pushing the populations of northern Africa towards the Mediterranean Sea and making it impossible to grow much needed grain crops in these regions. The ever expanding country of Nigeria has been losing 1,355 square miles of habitable land every year to the growing desert. At this rate the Sahara Desert could push African populations to the brink causing nation wide catastrophes and potentially alter the world’s climate.
Other World Record Breakers
Name: Lambert Glacier
Location: Lambert Graben, East Antarctica
Coordinates: 71°S 70°E
Measurements: 400km long/ 40km wide
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Glacier
Discovered in 1952 this glacier is longer and wider than the Grand Canyon.
Name: Amazon Rainforest
Location: Northern South America
Coordinates: 1° S 57° W
Measurements: 5.5 million km²
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Rainforest
Covering almost 40% of South America this rainforest is also home to the most voluminous river on Earth, the Amazon River.
Location: Lambert Graben, East Antarctica
Coordinates: 71°S 70°E
Measurements: 400km long/ 40km wide
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Glacier
Discovered in 1952 this glacier is longer and wider than the Grand Canyon.
Name: Amazon Rainforest
Location: Northern South America
Coordinates: 1° S 57° W
Measurements: 5.5 million km²
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Rainforest
Covering almost 40% of South America this rainforest is also home to the most voluminous river on Earth, the Amazon River.
Name: Siberian Taiga
Location: Northern Asia and Europe
Coordinates: 50° N 90° E
Measurements:5,700 km long/ 1,000 km wide
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Forest
This forest is 2.7 billion acres big accounting for 25% of the world’s forest.
Name: Greenland
Location: Artic Circle
Coordinates: 71° N 42° W
Measurements: 1,290 km wide/2,655 km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Island
The coastline of Greenland is the same length as the circumference of the Earth at the equator.
Location: Northern Asia and Europe
Coordinates: 50° N 90° E
Measurements:5,700 km long/ 1,000 km wide
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Forest
This forest is 2.7 billion acres big accounting for 25% of the world’s forest.
Name: Greenland
Location: Artic Circle
Coordinates: 71° N 42° W
Measurements: 1,290 km wide/2,655 km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Island
The coastline of Greenland is the same length as the circumference of the Earth at the equator.
Name: Nile
Location: Egypt and Sudan
Coordinates: 30° N 31° E
Measurements: 6,671 km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Longest River
More than 3.1 million litres flow from the Nile River every second.
Name: Cox’s Bazar
Location: Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22° N 91° E
Measurements: 120km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Longest Beach
This little known beach is called Panowa or yellow flower.
Name: Great Australian Bight
Location: Australia
Coordinates: 35° S 117° E
Measurements: 1,150 km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Longest Cliff
The height and length of these cliffs cause oddities in the weather patterns making the sea waters below the least fertile sea area in the world.
Location: Egypt and Sudan
Coordinates: 30° N 31° E
Measurements: 6,671 km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Longest River
More than 3.1 million litres flow from the Nile River every second.
Name: Cox’s Bazar
Location: Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22° N 91° E
Measurements: 120km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Longest Beach
This little known beach is called Panowa or yellow flower.
Name: Great Australian Bight
Location: Australia
Coordinates: 35° S 117° E
Measurements: 1,150 km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Longest Cliff
The height and length of these cliffs cause oddities in the weather patterns making the sea waters below the least fertile sea area in the world.
Name: Great Barrier Reef
Location: Australia
Coordinates: 18° S 147° E
Measurements: 2,600 km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Longest Reef
The group of coral organisms cover such a large area that they can be seen from space.
Name: Tushuk Tash
Location: K'ashih, Sinkiang, China
Coordinates: 39°53'6.59″N, 75°12'59.21″E
Measurements: 366m tall/ 46m wide
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Arch
This arch was lost by modern man for over 53 years only to be rediscovered by a National Geographic reporter.
References
“Amazon: The World's Largest Rainforest, The.” http://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/. 2007.
Location: Australia
Coordinates: 18° S 147° E
Measurements: 2,600 km long
Claim to Fame: World’s Longest Reef
The group of coral organisms cover such a large area that they can be seen from space.
Name: Tushuk Tash
Location: K'ashih, Sinkiang, China
Coordinates: 39°53'6.59″N, 75°12'59.21″E
Measurements: 366m tall/ 46m wide
Claim to Fame: World’s Largest Arch
This arch was lost by modern man for over 53 years only to be rediscovered by a National Geographic reporter.
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