ASIA.
Ganges, 1,970; Irrawaddy, 2,600; Indus, 2,300; Euphrates, 1,750; Amoor, 2,800; Yang-tse-Kiang, 3,300; Hoang-Ho, 2,700; Zambesi, 800; Yenesi, 3,250; Obi, 2,700.
AFRICA.
Nile, 2,500; Niger, 2,600; Senegal, 1,900; Gambia, 1,700.
AMERICA.
Missouri to the Mississippi, 3,100; Missouri to the Gulf, 4,350; Mississippi, 3,160; Amazon, 3,600; River De La Plata, 2,240; St. Lawrence, 2,100; Orinoco, 1,600; Rio Grande, 1,800.
Weights in Carats of Six Largest Diamonds.
Kohinoor, 106; Star of the South, 125; Regent, 137; Austrian Yellow, 139; Orloff, 193; Rajah of Matan, 367. Their value is not regulated by size, not easy to estimate, but none of them is worth less than $500,000.
Largest of Their Kind.
The largest ocean in the world is the Pacific. The largest sea is the Mediterranean. River, the Amazon. Gulf, Mexico. Cape, Horn. Lake, Superior. Bay, Bengal. Island, Australia. City, London. Public building, St. Peter’s, Rome. Hotel, Palace, San Francisco. Steamer, Great Eastern. Desert, Sahara. Theatre, Grand Opera House, Paris. State, Texas. Territory, Dakota. Park, the Phœnix Park, Dublin. Highest mountain, Kunchainyunga, Himalayas. Sound, Long Island. Largest railroad, Union Pacific and Central Pacific. Canal, Grand Canal, China. Suspension Bridge, Brooklyn. Largest railroad depot, St. Pancras, London. Largest room in the world under single roof, military one, St. Petersburg. Strongest fort, Gibraltar. Longest ship, the Romsdal. Sailing ship of greatest tonnage, the Three Brothers. Largest Monument, Washington. Largest statue, Bartholdi.