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Geographical records by continent

Do you know the biggest country, lake, river, waterfall, island and mountain of each continent?
http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/tallest-waterfalls/total-height?page=4
http://www.worldislandinfo.com/REGIONV1.html
wikipedia
no records found of highest waterfall in antartica
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Last updated: May 7, 2021
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Europe
Largest lake surface (km²)
371 000
Caspian Sea
Largest mountain (m)
5 642
Elbrus
Largest island (km²)
209 331
Great Britain
Largest country (km²)
17 098 246
Russia
Largest waterfall (height in meters)
860
Vinnufossen
Largest River (km)
3 645
Volga
 
 
 
Africa
Largest lake surface (km²)
68 870
Victoria
Largest mountain (m)
5 895
Kilimanjaro
Largest island (km²)
587 713
Madagascar
Largest country (km²)
2 381 741
Algeria
Largest waterfall (height in meters)
948
Tugela
Largest River (km)
6 650
Nile
 
 
 
Asia
Largest lake surface (km²)
371 000
Caspian Sea
Largest mountain (m)
8 848
Everest
Largest island (km²)
743 330
Borneo
Largest country (km²)
17 098 246
Russia
Largest waterfall (height in meters)
ca. 700
Kadamaian
Largest River (km)
6418
Yangtze
 
 
 
North America
Largest lake surface (km²)
82 100
Superior
Largest mountain (m)
6 190
Denali
Largest island (km²)
2 130 800
Greenland
Largest country (km²)
9 984 670
Canada
Largest waterfall (height in meters)
739
Yosemite falls
Largest River (km)
6 275
Mississippi
South America
Largest lake surface (km²)
8 372
Titicaca
Largest mountain (m)
6 962
Aconcagua
Largest island (km²)
47 401
Tierra del Fuego
Largest country (km²)
8 515 767
Brazil
Largest waterfall (height in meters)
972
Angel Falls
Largest River (km)
6449
Amazon
 
 
 
Oceania
Largest lake surface (km²)
9 500
Eyre
Largest mountain (m)
4 509
Wilhelm
Largest island (km²)
785 753
New Guinea
Largest country (km²)
7 692 024
Australia
Largest waterfall (height in meters)
900
Oloʻupena Falls
Largest River (km)
3 672
Murray
 
 
 
Antartica
Largest lake surface (km²)
12 500
Vostok
Largest mountain (m)
4 892
Vinson
Largest island (km²)
49 070
Alexander
Largest territory (km²)
No records
Australia
Largest River (km)
32
Onyx
14 Comments
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Level 61
Oct 9, 2017
Mississippi and Amazon are spelled wrong
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Level 80
Oct 9, 2017
Check! Corrected!
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Level 61
May 6, 2021
Hello, two things I noticed:

- Height is misspelled

- Hawaii is part of Oceania, so Olo'upena shouldn't be in North America

Cool quiz though!

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Level 68
May 6, 2021
I think OP just came up with a more efficient spelling of hight.
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Level 80
May 6, 2021
THANKS! All is corrected
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Level 73
May 6, 2021
Nice quizz, just a thing, the Puncak Jaya, on the indonesian side of New Guinea is considered to be the highest summit of Oceania.
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Level 80
May 6, 2021
thanks: have changed it so it is also correct so there is no discussion about it

from wiki Mount Wilhelm may be considered the highest mountain in Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand).[3] A Seven Summits list may therefore sometimes include Mount Wilhelm.

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Level 91
May 6, 2021
Can you please also accept Carstensz Pyramid as an alternate name for Puncak Jaya?
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Level 80
May 6, 2021
done! and some other names as well!
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Level 48
May 6, 2021
fun!
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Level 66
May 6, 2021
Can you accept "Britain" for "Great Britain"
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Level 62
May 6, 2021
Nice quiz! But some of the type ins are weird how they accept before you type the whole answer.
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Level 80
May 7, 2021
Thanks for comment! I like type inns because it can be sometimes frustrating about the spelling. But we differ from opinion about this, I guess
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Level 59
Jul 12, 2021
Good quiz.