General Knowledge for SSC Exams (Lithosphere)

Geographical Sobriquets 

Indian Waterfall (Height in Meters)

Continents of the World

Continents (by Population)

Continents By The Number Of Countries

Highest Points On The Continents

• Highest Mountain in the World (and Asia) : Everest, Nepal, China: 29,035 feet/8850 metres.

• Highest Mountain in Africa : Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: 19,340 feet/5895 metres.

• Highest Mountain in Antarctica : Vinson Massif: 16,066 feet/4897 metres.

• Highest Mountain in Australia : Kosciusko: 7310 feet/2228 metres.

• Highest Mountain in Europe : Elbrus, Russia (Caucasus): 18,510 feet/5642 metres.

• Highest Mountain in Western Europe : Mont Blanc, France-Italy: 15,771 feet/4807 metres.

• Highest Mountain in Oceania : Puncak Jaya, New Guinea: 16,535 feet/5040 metres.

• Highest Mountain in North America : McKinley (Denali), Alaska: 20,320 feet/6194 metres.

• Highest Mountain in the 48 Contiguous United States : Whitney, California: 14,494 feet/4418 metres.

• Highest Mountain in South America : Aconcagua, Argentina: 22,834 feet/6960 metres.

Lowest Points On The Continents

• Lowest Point in the World (and Asia) : Dead Sea shore, Israel-Jordan: 1369 feet/417.5 meters below sea level.

• Lowest Point in Africa : Lake Assal, Djibouti : 512 feet/156 metres below sea level.

• Lowest Point in Australia: Lake Eyre: 52 feet/12 metres below sea level.

• Lowest Point in Europe: Caspian Sea shore, Russia-Iran-Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan: 92 feet/28 metres below sea level.

• Lowest Point in Western Europe: Tie: Lemmefjord, Denmark and Prins Alexander Polder, Netherlands: 23 feet/7 metres below sea level.• Lowest Point in North America: Death Valley, California: 282 feet/86 metres below sea level.

• Lowest Point in South America: Laguna del Carbon (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz): 344 feet/105 metres below sea level.

• Lowest Point in Antarctica: The Bentley Subglacial trench is approximately 2540 meters (8,333 feet) below sea level but is covered with ice; if Antarctica’s ice were to melt, exposing the trench, it would be covered by sea so it is a quasi-lowest point and if one ignores the reality of the ice, it is the lowest point “on land” on the earth.

Biggest, Highest and Largest in the World

Highest Mountain Peaks of the World

Tallest Mountains (on Each Continent)

•  Mount Everest 8848 m (29035 ft) Asia

•  Aconcagua 6959 m (22831 ft) S. America

•  Mount Kckinley 6194 m (20320 ft) N. America

•  Mount Kilimanjari 5963 m (19563 ft) Africa

•  Mount Elbrus 5633 m (18481 ft) Europe

•  Puncak Jaya 4884 m (16023 ft) Oceania

•  Vinson Massif 4897 m (16066 ft) Antarctica

Major Deserts of the World

•  Antarctic, Polar, 5.5 million mi2, Antarctica

•  Arctic, Polar, 5.4 million mi2, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia

•  Sahara, Subtropical, 3.5 million mi2, Northern Africa

•  Arabian, Subtropical, 1 million mi2, Arabian Peninsula

•  Gobi, Cold Winter, 500,000 mi2, China and Mongolia

•  Patagonian, Cold Winter, 260,000 mi2, Argentina

•  Great Victoria, Subtropical, 250,000 mi2, Australia

•  Kalahari, Subtropical, 220,000 mi2, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia

•  Great Basin, Cold Winter, 190,000 mi2, United States

•  Thar, Subtropical, 175,000 mi2, India, Pakistan

•  Chihuahuan, Subtropical, 175,000 mi2, Mexico

•  Great Sandy, Subtropical, 150,000 mi2, Australia

•  Kara-Kum, Cold Winter, 135,000 mi2, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan

•  Colorado Plateau, Cold Winter, 130,000 mi2, United States

•  Gibson, Subtropical, 120,000 mi2, Australia

•  Sonoran, Subtropical, 120,000 mi2, United States, Mexico

Deepest Caves of the World

•  Krubera which is the deepest cave in the world located in, Georgia (Abkhazia). The estimated depth is 2,080 m (6,822 ft).

•  Lamprechtsofen which is the second deepest cave located in, Austria. The estimated depth is 1,631 m (5,354 ft).

•  Gouffre Mirolda which is third in the list of deepest caves happens to be in France and estimated depth is 1,626 m (5,335 ft).

•  Reseau Jean Bernard which was once believed to be the deepest cave in the world is located in Alps, in Samoens, France. The depth of the cave is 1,062 m (5,256 ft).

•  Torca del Cerro, last but not least the fifth in the list of deepest caves happens to be Torca del Cerro located in Spain with a depth of 1,589 m (5,213 ft) it is one of the deepest caves in Spain.

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