World Geographical Records

Mt. Everest is the highest mountain on Earth when measured from sea level.

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, while the Antarctic Desert is the largest desert overall.

The Apostolic Palace in Vatican City is widely recognized as the largest palace in the world by floor area.

The eastern coastal plain of India is divided into two parts: the Northern Circar in the north and the Coromandel Coast in the south.

The southern part of the eastern coast of India is known as the Coromandel Coast.

The global ocean is a single interconnected body of water that is divided into several major basins, including the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Southern oceans.

The Tonga Islands are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean.

A globe is a spherical model of the Earth, which allows for the accurate representation of the relative size and shape of continents, oceans, and countries compared to flat maps.

The Arctic Circle is located in the Northern Hemisphere, at approximately 66.5 degrees North.

The five major oceans are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. Antarctic is a continent, not an ocean.

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth and is large enough to be visible from space. The other options are geological features.

The Gulf Stream is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and stretches to the tip of Florida.

The East Australian Current is a well-known warm ocean current that flows southward along the eastern coast of Australia.

The Indian Ocean floor is generally considered less irregular compared to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which contain extensive mid-ocean ridge systems and deep-sea trench networks. The other statements are generally accepted geographical facts about the Indian Ocean.