Geographic Superlatives quiz

More questions about Geographic Superlatives

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1. 1 Easy

   What is the longest river in Asia?

   Answer: Yangtze

   Why: Guinness lists the Yangtze as the longest river whose whole drainage system lies inside a single country, China.

2. 2 Medium

   Which is Africa's largest country by area?

   Answer: Algeria

   Why: Sudan held the title until 2011, when South Sudan's independence shrank it and left Algeria on top.

3. 3 Hard

   Under which glacier lies the deepest land on Earth?

   Answer: Denman Glacier

   Why: Far deeper than the Dead Sea shore, the trough's floor lies about 3,500 m below sea level, packed with ice instead of seawater.

4. 4 Easy

   Which is the largest country by area with no permanent river?

   Answer: Saudi Arabia

   Why: Libya, at about 1.76 million km², is next among countries with no permanent river, well behind Saudi Arabia's 2.15 million km².

5. 5 Medium

   Roughly how deep is the ocean's deepest known point?

   Answer: About 11 km

   Why: Surveys of the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep range from about 10,920 to 10,994 m, so Everest would sit over 2 km under water.

6. 6 Hard

   Where is the highest island peak above sea level?

   Answer: New Guinea

   Why: New Guinea's Puncak Jaya reaches 4,884 m, well above the 4,207 m summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea.