WALLPAPERS

Take a look at Earth's amazing Nature extremes and find out what is the longest, highest, hottest, coldest and largest of them all.

Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in terms of land area and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. It is also the driest, windiest and coldest continent. At 14.0 million km², Antarctica is 98 % covered by ice.

The Sahara is the largest hot desert on earth. At more than 9 million square kilometers, Sahara Desert covers most of Northern Africa making it as large as the continent of Europe or the United States.

Mount Everest also called Sagamatha is the world’s highest mountain. It is measured at 8,850 m (29,035 ft) in height above sea level. Named in honor of Sir George Everest, it is situated on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, Tibet and China.

The Nile is the world’s longest river, its streams flow through nine countries. One source, The White Nile starts from Lake Victoria, Uganda and flows through Sudan and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts in Lake Tana, Ethiopia and flows through Zaire, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzanian and Burundi. The Nile River flows for a distance of 5,584 km (3,470 mi) in eastern Africa.

The Great Barrier Reef that comprises more than 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands is the world’s largest coral reef system. Located in the Coral Sea, Australia, it stretches to around 2,600 square kilometers over an area about 344,400 square kilometers

Kilauea is currently listed as the world’s most active volcano. Located in Hawaii, Kilauea is 90% make up of lava.