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Daintree, Australia
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Top 10 Cities of World hy Population
Rank
|
City
|
Population
|
Area
(km²)
|
Country
|
1
|
Shanghai
|
17,836,133
|
2,605.8
|
China
|
2
|
Istanbul
|
13,483,052
|
5,343
|
Turkey
|
3
|
Karachi
|
13,052,000
|
3,527
|
Pakistan
|
4
|
Mumbai
|
12,478,447
|
603
|
India
|
5
|
Moscow
|
11,810,000
|
2,511
|
Russia
|
6
|
Beijing
|
11,716,000
|
1,368.32
|
China
|
7
|
São Paulo
|
11,316,149
|
1,523
|
Brazil
|
8
|
Tianjin
|
11,090,314
|
7,422
|
China
|
9
|
Guangzhou
|
11,070,654
|
3,843
|
China
|
10
|
Delhi
|
11,007,835
|
1,397.29
|
India
|
Top 10 Largest Dams in the World
10. Oahe Dam, South Dakota, US: 70,339 cubic meters
9. Guri (Raúl Leoni), Venezuela: 78,000 cubic meters
8. Yacyretá-Apipe, Paraguay/Argentina: 81,000 cubic meter
7. Atatürk Dam, Turkey: 84,500 cubic meters
6. Tucurui Dam, Brazil: 85,200 cubic meters
5. Lower Usuma, Nigeria: 93,000 cubic meters
4. Fort Peck, Montana: 96,049 cubic meters
3. Tarbela, Pakistan: 121,720 cubic meters
2. Samara / Zhiguli Dam,Russia: 169,000,000 cubic meters
1. Three Gorges, China: 39,300,000 cubic meters
Top 10 Longest Bridges of World
Name
|
Length
|
Traffic
|
Country
|
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
|
164.8 km
|
High-speed rail
|
China
|
Tianjin Grand Bridge
|
113.7 km
|
High-speed rail
|
China
|
Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge
|
79.7 km
|
High-speed rail
|
China
|
Bang Na Expressway
|
54 km
|
Road
|
Thailand
|
Beijing Grand Bridge
|
48.1 km
|
High-speed rail
|
China
|
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
|
38.4 km
|
Road
|
USA
|
Manchac Swamp Bridge
|
36.7 km
|
Road
|
USA
|
Yangcun Bridge
|
35.8 km
|
High-speed rail
|
China
|
Hangzhou Bay Bridge
|
35.6 km
|
Road
|
China
|
Runyang Bridge
|
35.6 km
|
Road
|
China
|
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