The Biggest, Largest, Highest & Longest in the world (Scientific World)
This is the general knowledge section on “The Biggest, Largest, Highest & Longest in the Scientific World” with explanation for various interview, competitive examination and entrance test. Answers with detailed description, explanation are given and it would be easy to understand.
THE BIGGEST, LARGEST, HIGHEST & LONGEST IN THE WORLD (SCIENTIFIC WORLD) | |
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Largest Reflector Telescope | Alt-azimuth, 236.2 inch telescope sited on Mt:Semirodriki, Russia. |
Largest Refractor Telescope | In Yerkes observatory, Chicago. |
Largest Radio Telescope | Installed at US National Science foundation. It is Y-shaped and each arm is 13 miles long. |
Largest Museum | American Museum of Natural History. New York |
Largest Industrial Building | Nizhinig Tagil Railroad car and Tank Plant, Russia. |
Largest Commercial Building | Co-operative VBA, Netherlands. |
Tallest Building | Sears Tower, Chicago (110 stories) |
Largest Car Park | West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Canada |
Largest Palace | Imperial palace (Gugong) Beijing, China. |
Largest residential Palace | The palace of the Sultan of Brunei |
Largest Hotel | The Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, USA |
Tallest Hotel | Westin, Stamford Hotel in Raffles city, Singapore. |
Largest Stadium | Strahov, Stadium in Prague, Caechoslovakia. |
Tallest Tower | CN Tower in Metro Center, Toronto, Canada |
Highest Bridge | Royal George of the Arkansas river, Colorado, USA |
Largest Clock | Big Ben, England |
Largest Park | The Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada |
Longest Road | Grand Trank Road, India |
Longest Bridge | Second lake Pontchartrain causeway. |
Longest Canal | Volga-Baltic canal, Russia |
Largest Dam | New Cornelia Tailings earthfill dam, Arizona. |
Highest Dam | Grande Dixence, Switerland. |
Largest Reservoir | Bratsk reservoir, Angara river, River. |
Tallest Fountain | Fountain Hills, Arizona |
Tallest light house | Steel Tower, Yokohama, Japan |
Tallest Statue | “Motherland” on Mamayev Hill, Russia |
Longest wall | The great wall of china |
Highest Railway Station | Condor, Bolivia |
Longest platform | Khargpur platform, West Bengal, India |
Largest Airport | King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Highest Airport | Lasa (Lhasa) Airport, Tibet |
Largest Solar Power Plant | “Solar I” California, USA |
Largest School | South Point High School, Kolkata, India |
Largest Mosque | Umayyad Mosque, Damacus, Syria |
Largest Church | St. Peters church, Vatican city, Rome. |
Largest country | Russia |
Largest bank | “World Bank” Washington, USA |
Largest library | Library of Congress, Capital Hill, USA |
Largest artificial lake | Lake Volta, Ghana |
Largest Island | Greenland |
Largest fresh water lake | Lake Superior, USA |
Biggest Auditorium | Municipal Auditorium, Atlantic city |
Largest Diamond mine | At Kimberly, South Africa |
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