Some Earthly Wonders
Earthly Wonders
| Continent |
Area in km2 |
Highest elevation in meters |
Lowest elevation in meters |
| Africa |
30 300 293 |
Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (5895m) |
Qattara depression in Egypt (-132m) |
| Antartica |
13 726 947 |
Mt. Markham (602m) |
Sea level |
| Asia |
48 393 963 |
Mt. Everest in Nepal, Tibet (8848m) |
Dead Sea in Israel (-392m) |
| Australia |
8 290 558 |
Mt. Kosciusko in New South Wales (2230m) |
Lake Eyre in South Australia (-12m) |
| Europe |
13 986 280 |
Mt. Elbrus in U.S.S.R (5633) |
Caspian Sea, USSR (-28m) |
| North America |
24 436 555 |
Mt. McKinley (6193m) |
Death Valley in USA (-85m) |
| South America |
17 767 331 |
Aconcagua in Argentina (7022m) |
Rio Negro in Argentina (-30) |
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Highest Elevations
| Highest Peaks |
Place |
Height in Meters |
| Mt. Everest |
Nepal |
8 848 |
| K2 |
India |
8 611 |
| Kangchenjunga |
Nepal – India |
8 579 |
| Mt. Makalu |
Nepal – China |
8 482 |
| Dhaulagiri |
Nepal |
8 222 |
| Nanga Parbat |
India |
8 126 |
| Annapurna |
Nepal |
8 078 |
| Gasherbrum |
India |
8 072 |
| Gosaithan |
Nepal – Tibet |
8 013 |
| Nanda Devi |
India |
7 816 |
| Rakaposhi |
India |
7 788 |
| Mt. Kamet |
India |
7 756 |
| Nancha Bawa |
China |
7 756 |
Longest Rivers
| Longest Rivers |
Place |
Length in km |
| Nile |
Africa |
6 671 |
| Amazon |
S. America |
6 276 |
| Mississippi – Missouri |
U.S.A |
6 051 |
| Yangtze |
China |
4 989 |
| Amur |
USSR |
4 667 |
| Zaire |
Africa |
4 374 |
| Hwang Ho |
China |
4 345 |
| Lena |
USSR |
4 256 |
| Irtysh |
USSR |
4 249 |
| Mackenzie |
Canada |
4 241 |
| Mekong |
Asia |
4 184 |
| Niger |
Africa |
4 184 |
| Yenisey |
USSR |
3 798 |
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Principal Seas
| Principal Seas |
Greatest depth (m) |
Area in km2 |
| Pacific Ocean |
11 033 |
165 723 100 |
| Atlantic Ocean |
9 187 |
81 662 384 |
| Indian Ocean |
7 001 |
73 426 216 |
| Arctic Ocean |
5 441 |
14 352 688 |
| Mediterranean Sea |
4 399 |
2 965 538 |
| South China Sea |
5 016 |
2 318 041 |
| Bering Sea |
4 091 |
2 274 011 |
| Caribbean Sea |
7 239 |
1 942 492 |
| Gulf of Mexico |
3 707 |
1 812 993 |
| Sea of Okhotsk |
3 847 |
1 507 374 |
| East China Sea |
3 200 |
1 243 195 |
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Principal Lakes
| Principal Lakes |
Place |
Area in km2 |
| Caspian Sea |
USSR |
440 298 |
| Lake Superior |
USA – Canada |
82 413 |
| Lake Victoria |
East Africa |
67 857 |
| Aral Sea |
USSR |
63 195 |
| Lake Huron |
USA – Canada |
59 596 |
| Lake Michigan |
USA |
58 016 |
| Lake Malawi |
Malawi -Mozambique |
36 778 |
| Lake Tanganyika |
East Africa |
32 891 |
| Great Bear |
Canada |
30 199 |
| Baykal |
USSR |
29 992 |
| Great Slave |
Canada |
28 980 |
| Erie |
USA – Canada |
25 744 |
| Winnipeg |
Canada |
24 341 |
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Metric Measures and Non-Metric Measures
Metric Measures:
•Length :-
| 10 millimeters (mm) |
1 centimetre(cm) |
0.394 inches |
| 100 centimeters (cm) |
1 meter (m) |
39.4 inches / 1.094 yds |
| 1000 meters |
1 kilometer (km) |
0.6214 mile |
•Area :-
| 100 square meters (m2) |
1 are (a) |
6.025 acres |
| 100 ares |
1 hectare (ha) |
2.471 acres |
| 100 hectares |
1 square kilometer (km2) |
0.386 square miles |
•Weight :-
| 1000 milligrams (mg) |
1 gram (g) |
15.43 grains |
| 1000 grams |
1 kilogram (kg) |
2.205 pounds |
| 1000 kilograms |
1 tonne |
19.688 hundred weight |
Non-Metric Measures:
•Length :-
| 12 inches (in) |
1 foot (ft) |
30.48cm |
| 3 feet |
1 yard (yd) |
0.914m |
| 220 yards |
1 furlong |
201.17m |
| 8 furlongs |
1 mile |
1.609km |
| 1760 yards |
1 mile |
1.609km |
•Area :-
| 144 sq. inches |
1 sq. foot (ft2) |
929.03 sq. cm (cm2) |
| 9 sq. feet |
1 sq. yard |
0.836 sq. meters (m2) |
| 4840 sq. yards |
1 acre |
0.405 hectare |
| 640 acres |
1 sq. mile |
259 hectares / 2.59 sq. kilometers (km2) |
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1 sq. inch |
6.452 sq. cm |
•Weight :-
| 437 grains |
1 ounce (oz) |
28.35grams |
| 16 ounces |
1 pound (lb) |
0.454kg |
| 14 pounds |
1 stone (st) |
6.356kg |
| 8 stone |
1 hundred weight |
50.8 kg |
| 20 hundred weight |
1 ton |
1016.04 kg |
•British Capacity :-
| 20 fluid ounces (fl oz) |
1 pint (pt) |
0.568 liters |
| 2 pints |
1 quart (qt) |
1.136 liters |
| 8 pints |
1 gallon (gal) |
4.546 liters |
•American capacity :-
| 16 US fluid ounces |
1 US pint |
0.473 liter |
| 2 US pints |
1 US quart |
0.946 liter |
| 8 US pints |
1 US gallon |
3.785 liters |
