Some Useful General Knowledge

TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS

1. Mount Everest— 29,035 ft (8,848 m) Nepal
2. K2 — 28,250 ft (8,611 m) India
3. Kangchenjunga— 28,169 ft (8,586 m) Nepal
4. Lhotse —27,920 ft (8,501 m) Nepal
5. Makalu — 27,765 ft (8,462 m) Nepal
6. Cho Oyu— 26,906 ft (8,201 m) Nepal
7. Dhaulagiri— 26,794 ft (8,167 m) Nepal
8. Manaslu I— 26,758 ft (8,156 m) Nepal
9. Nanga Parbat —26,658 ft (8,125 m) Pakistan
10. Annapurna — 26,545 ft (8,091 m) Nepal

Major Lakes of the World (by size)

• Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe —371,000 sq km
• Superior, North America —82,100 sq km
• Victoria, Africa —69,500 sq km
• Huron, North America —59,600 sq km
• Michigan, North America —57,800 sq km
• Tanganyika, Africa— 32,900 sq km
• Baikal, Asia— 31,500 sq km
• Great Bear, North America —31,300 sq km
• Aral Sea, Asia —30,700 sq km
• Malawi, Africa— 28,900 sq km
• Great Slave, Canada— 28,568 sq km
• Erie, North America— 25,667 sq km
• Winnipeg, Canada— 24,387 sq km
• Ontario, North America— 19,529 sq km
• Balkhash, Kazakhstan —18,300 sq km

Largest Deserts on the Planet (Subtropical)

1. Sahara, North Africa 3,320,000 sq. miles
2. Arabian, Middle East 900,000 sq. miles
3. Kalahari, Southern Africa 360,000 sq. miles
4. Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles
5. Syrian, Syria, Jordan, Iraq 200,000 sq. miles
6. Chihuahuan, Mexico, U.S. 175,000 sq. miles
7. Great Sandy, Australia 150,000 sq. miles
8. Sonoran, Mexico, U,S, 120,000 sq. miles
9. Thar, India, Pakistan 77,000 sq. miles
10. Gibson, Australia 60,000 sq. miles
11. Simpson, Australia 56,000 sq. miles
12. Mohave, S,W, USA 25,000 sq. miles