Know Some of the World’s Superlatives

mount-everestMount Everest (in Nepal/Tibet): the highest mountain peak in the world, 8850 meters or 29035 feet high  and often referred to as the crown of the world            

Dead Sea (between Israel and Jordan): the lowest elevation in the world, 1349 ft. or 411 meters below sea level; it is 76 km. long, 18 km. wide and 4oo meters deep at its deepest point

Victoria Falls (in the Zimbabwe – Zambia border): the largest curtain of water in the world, spanning more than 1700 meters long and 108 meters high  

Greenland(Denmark): the largest island with an area of 822700 square miles or 2130800 square kilometers; although it is physiographically associated with North America, it is a self-governing province of Denmark

Nile River(in Egypt): the world’s longest river, 4145 miles or 6673 kilometers long and flows into the Mediterranean Sea

Caspian Sea(lies between  southwest Europe and western Asia): largest inland enclosed body of water on earth with no outflow  and classified sea or lake with an area of 143 244 square miles or 371000 square kilometers and has a volume of 78200    cubic kilometers

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About Lucila Oblena

A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).