Canada has been found to have the highest number of lakes in the world. Around 60% of the world’s lakes are in Canada. It has been reported that there are 31,752 major lakes here. Each lake covers an area of over 3 square kilometres. Apart from that, there are 561 lakes that cover an area […]
Beipanjiang Bridge in China is the highest bridge in the world. It was opened for public on 29 December 2016. It is 564 metres above the sea-level. The length of this massive bridge is 1341.4 metres. The bridge was constructed in three years at a cost of $144 million. Scenic views from the bridge are
A river basin is a large land area that is drained by a number of streams and rivers that come together and feed into a larger river. This river eventually flows into the ocean. The Atchafalaya Basin in St Martin Parish is the largest freshwater river basin in the world. Located in south central Louisiana,
The Grand Canal is the longest man-made waterway that runs north and south in eastern China. It took 6 years to build the canal. The canal was finally completed in 609 AD. The canal stretches over 1,100 miles from the city of Beijing to the city of Hangzhou. Sometimes, it is also called the Beijing-Hangzhou
The Pan-American Highway is a network of highways that links all nations in North and South America except for a stretch of 100 kilometres called the Darien Gap. It is the world’s longest ‘motorable road,’ according to Guinness Book of World Records. It is a network of roads measuring about 30,000 kilometres (19,000 miles) in
Machu Picchu was built by the Inca Empire around 1450 in Peru. It is located 2430 metres (7970 feet) above the sea level on a point between the Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains in Peru. It has beautiful, polished dry-stone walls of granite stone. American explorer Hiram Bingham III re-discovered Machu Picchu in 1911.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis located in modern Cairo, Egypt. It is also known as the Pyramid of Khufu. It is the oldest of all Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. For over 3800 years, it was the tallest man-made structure in the
Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building. It is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its design resembles the Hymenocallis flower. It stands at 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) tall. It’s three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower and nearly twice as tall as the Empire State Building. It has also been awarded the record
The biggest wall of the world is the Great Wall of China. The Chinese name of the Great Wall of China is ‘Changcheng’. It is the longest structure ever built by humans. It stretches around 6,300 kilometres (3915 miles) in length. The widest section of the wall is around 9 metres (30 feet). The highest
The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island, in New York, USA. The statue honours the American Declaration of Independence. It was a gift from the people of France. The Statue of Liberty was designed by French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi. The female form represented by the sculpture is based on Libertas, the Roman goddess
The Eiffel Tower is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower was built as the entrance arch for the World’s Fair in 1889. It is made of iron. The Eiffel Tower is named after Gustave Eiffel whose company was in-charge of the project. The Tower is 320 metres in height.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower in Pisa, Italy. The tower is 8 storeys high, 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) on the lower side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the higher side. It weighs about 14,500 tons. The Tower of Pisa is world-famous for its tilt. Seven bells are there in the bell-chamber at the
The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, in India. Its name means ‘crown of palaces’. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is made of white marble and is 171 metres (561 feet) tall. The construction of the Taj Mahal took
The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world which is located in Italy. It measures just 0.2 square miles. It is situated on the western bank of the Tiber River. It is landlocked by Italy. It is the home of the Pope, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican City
The smallest city in the world is Hum. It is actually a tiny town which is located in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 7 kilometres from Roh, on a hill above the Mirna Valley. It is a rare example of urban development within city walls. It has a population of only 23 people. Hum