Geography & Places Lists
Physical geography, landforms, cities, and notable places
11 lists in this category
List of Largest Countries in the World by Area
The ten largest countries on Earth by total land area, led by Russia — which alone covers more than one-eighth of the planet's inhabited land surface.
List of Tallest Mountains in the World
A definitive ranking of the highest mountain peaks on Earth, all towering above 8,000 metres in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges of Asia.
List of Longest Rivers in the World
A ranking of the ten longest rivers on Earth, spanning three continents and draining some of the most populated river basins in human history.
List of Largest Deserts in the World
The ten largest deserts on Earth by area — including the polar ice deserts of Antarctica and the Arctic, which together cover more of the planet than all the sand deserts combined.
List of Largest Islands in the World
The ten largest islands on Earth by land area, from Greenland's ice-covered giant to the dense rainforests of Borneo and New Guinea.
List of Largest Lakes in the World by Area
The ten largest lakes on Earth ranked by surface area, from the vast saline Caspian Sea to the freshwater giants of North America and Africa.
List of Deepest Lakes in the World
The ten deepest lakes on Earth ranked by maximum depth, led by Siberia's Lake Baikal — deeper than most of the world's seas.
List of Tallest Waterfalls in the World
The ten tallest waterfalls on Earth by total drop height, from Venezuela's Angel Falls — the world's highest uninterrupted cascade — to the remote giants of Peru and Norway.
List of Highest Volcanoes in the World
The ten highest volcanoes on Earth by elevation, nearly all located in the Andes Mountains along the Chile–Argentina border.
List of Smallest Countries in the World
The ten smallest sovereign nations on Earth by land area, from the 0.49-square-kilometre Vatican City to the island microstates of the Caribbean and Pacific.
List of Driest Places in the World
The ten driest places on Earth by average annual precipitation, led by the valleys of Antarctica — where no measurable rain has fallen in roughly two million years.