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Largest continent ........................................... Asia Largest ocean ............................................... Pacific Largest river .............................................. Amazon Largest river basin ..................................... Amazon Largest lake (salt water) ....................... Caspian sea Largest lake (fresh water) ..........Lake Superior (North America) Largest artificial lake ..... Lake Mead at Hoover Dam, (USA). Originally known as Boulder. Largest bay ................ Hudson Bay (North Canada) Largest gulf ..................................... The Gulf of Mexico Largest gorge ........................ Grand Canyon (USA) Largest sea .................................... South China sea Largest delta....... Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh) Largest peninsula ........................................ Arabia Largest island ......................................... Greenland Largest country (in area) .............................. Russia Largest country (in population)...................... China Largest temple` ................... Angkorwat (Cambodia) Largest archipelago .................................Indonesia Largest airport .......... King Khalid International Airport at Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) Largest church ................St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome) Largest mosque ...... Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad) Largest embassy............ Russian Embassy (Beijing) Largest war plane .......................... Mirage (France) Largest prison ............................. Kharkov (Russia) Largest hotel ........... MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (USA) Largest desert.................................. Sahara (Africa) Largest forest ........................Coniferous Forests of Northern Russia Largest stadium ................. Strahove (Czech Republic) Largest library ... United States Library of Congress Largest museum .................... American Museum of Natural History (New York) Largest animal ....................................... Blue whale Largest land animal ........... The African Bush Elephant Largest democracy ......................................... India Largest electorate ........................................... India Largest town ......................... Mt. Isa (Queensland) Largest palace ..................... Imperial Palace, Beijing Largest dam........................... Three Gorges (China) Largest landmass................The Eurasian Landmass Largest park ...... Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada) Largest zoo ...... Krugal National Park (South Africa) Largest river island ......................... Majuli (Assam) Largest inland sea .......................Mediterranean sea Largest canal ........................ Keil Canal in Germany Largest reef ............... Great Barrier Reef, (Australia) Largest city (population)................... Tokyo (Japan) Largest estuary..................................... Ob (Russia) Largest cave ........ Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA) Largest strait ........................................ Tartar strait Largest wall ......................... The Great Wall (China) Largest cemetery ....................... Leningrad (Russia) Largest railway station ......... Grand Central Terminal (New York) Largest university building ..................................... University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) Largest open university ........Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi) Largest steel plant ..........Nippon Steel plant (Japan) Largest wingspan ....................................Albatross Largest active volcano ............Mauna lao on Hawaii Largest planet ............................................. Jupiter Largest bird .................................................Ostrich Largest seabird .......................................Albatross Largest diamond ................................. The Cullinan Largest parliament. The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China Largest north to the south stretch of land ........ America Largest cold desert ........................Gobi (Mongolia) Largest plateau ................................... Pamir (Tibet) Largest mountain range ..................... The Himalaya Largest statue ............................... Statue of liberty Largest bank .................... World bank (Washington) Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system known in the world. It is situated in USA. It became a World Heritage Site on October 27, 1981, and an international Biosphere Reserve on September 26, 1990. It is centred around the Green River, with a tributary, the Nolin River, feeding into the Green just inside the park. Largest army.................................................. China Largest cricket stadium ......... Melbourne (Australia) Largest navy .................................................. USA Largest airforce............................................... USA Largest natural satellite ............. Ganymede (Jupiter) Largest port .......................................... New Jersey Largest book publishing company .......................... Mc Graw Hill (New York) Largest Dome in the World... Astrodome, in Housten (U.S.A) Largest Epic ........................................ Mahabharat Largest carnivorous mammal ................... Polar Bear