selected earth records
selected earth records
Greatest tide | Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada, 16.3 m (53.5 ft) |
Deepest gorge | River Colca, Peru, 4360 m (14,300 ft) |
Longest gorge | Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, 350 km (217 mi) |
Deepest lake | |
Highest navigable lake | Lake Titicaca, Peru/Bolivia, c.3810 m (c.12,500 ft) |
Deepest cave | Réseau Jean Bernard, Haute-Savoie, France, 1602 m (5256 ft) |
Longest cave system | Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA, c.560 km (c.350 mi) |
Deepest valley | Kali Gandaki, Nepal, c.4400 m (c.14,400 ft) |
Longest glacier | Lambert-Fisher Ice Passage, Antarctica, 515 km (320 mi) |
Deepest depression | Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan, 2403 m (21322 ft) |
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