Admin Team
15 Mar

World Geography Superlatives – Table with Country Share (%)

FeatureNameCountries InvolvedApprox. % Share
Highest MountainMount EverestNepal / China (Tibet)~50% Nepal / ~50% China
Highest PlateauTibetan PlateauChina, India, Nepal~60% China / ~25% India / ~15% Nepal
Highest WaterfallAngel FallsVenezuela~100% Venezuela
Highest Active VolcanoOjos del SaladoChile / Argentina~60% Chile / ~40% Argentina
Longest RiverNile RiverUganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia etc.~26% Sudan / ~22% Egypt / ~18% South Sudan / ~14% Ethiopia / others smaller
Second Longest RiverAmazon RiverBrazil, Peru, Colombia~60% Brazil / ~30% Peru / ~10% Colombia
Longest Mountain RangeAndesChile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela~30% Chile / ~28% Argentina / ~10% Peru / others smaller
Longest River (Europe)Volga RiverRussia~100% Russia
Largest DesertAntarctic DesertAntarctica~100% Antarctica
Largest Hot DesertSahara DesertAlgeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia~31% Algeria / ~18% Libya / ~17% Egypt / ~8% Chad / ~7% Niger / others smaller
Largest DeltaGanges–Brahmaputra DeltaBangladesh / India~65% Bangladesh / ~35% India
Largest LakeCaspian SeaKazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia~29% Kazakhstan / ~21% Turkmenistan / ~19% Iran / ~16% Azerbaijan / ~15% Russia
Deepest Ocean PointMariana TrenchPacific Ocean (near Guam)~100% Pacific Ocean
Deepest LakeLake BaikalRussia~100% Russia
Oldest DesertNamib DesertNamibia, Angola, South Africa~80% Namibia / ~15% Angola / ~5% South Africa
Coldest PlaceVostok StationAntarctica (Russia base)~100% Antarctica
Hottest PlaceDeath ValleyUSA~100% USA
Wettest PlaceMawsynramIndia~100% India
Driest DesertAtacama DesertChile / Peru~75% Chile / ~25% Peru
Largest RainforestAmazon RainforestBrazil, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana~60% Brazil / ~13% Peru / ~10% Colombia / others smaller
Largest Coral ReefGreat Barrier ReefAustralia~100% Australia
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