Highest spot on Earth

Lowest Land Points Several places on earth are over 100 meters below sea level! Tallest Waterfall Angel Falls in Venezuela. Image © Birget Prentner / iStockphoto. Tallest Mountain Everest has rivals in tallness, altitude and distance to the center of Earth. Explosive Volcanoes is believed to have occurred at Wah Wah Springs, Utah. Greatest Ocean Depth The deepest point in the ocean is in the Mariana Trench. Deepest Lake Lake Baikal in southern Russia is the deepest lake in the World. Largest Tsunami The wave with the highest run-up was in Lituya Bay, Alaska. Continent High Points A map of continental high points. Largest Lake How to measure? Volume? Surface area? Does salt water count? Largest Meteorite Hoba, in Namibia, is the record - 66 tons of iron! Largest Earthquake The largest earthquake ever recorded: Chile, 1960, Magnitude 9.5. Largest Impact Crater is the largest and 2nd oldest impact crater visible on Earth. Largest Desert The Sahara is huge but two polar deserts are larger. Largest Oil Spills Eleven oil spills from war, tanker wrecks and out-of-control wells. Largest Volcanoes might be the largest volcano but Mauna Kea and Ojos del Salado are rivals. Tallest Geyser produces eruptions over 300 feet high - taller than any other geyser. Deepest Dive Diving to the deepest part of the ocean in 1960. Largest Landslide