Opinions differ on this question. General consensus points towards the Eurasian Eagle Owl, which is the largest in weight and average length. Some sources say it is the Great Gray Owl, as some individuals can have quite a big overall length. It should be noted that much of the bulk of the Great Gray Owl is due to it's generous plumage.

The world's biggest historic landslide occurred during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, a volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range in the State of Washington, USA. The volume of material was 2.8 km³. Please see the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory website for more information on Mount St. Helens and other volcanoes: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html Schuster, Robert L., and Lynn M. Highland, 2001, Socioeconomic Impacts of Landslides in the Western Hemisphere, U.S.

Answer: The largest spider in the world is probably Theraphosa blondi (family Theraphosidae). This is a big, hairy tarantula that lives in South America. It is commonly called the bird-eating tarantula because, although it, like most other spiders, eats mostly insects, it can take down small vertebrates including birds. The body is about five inches long with a leg span of about eight to ten inches.

Bet you didn't see this one coming! There are also different opinions on this one. Some sources say it is the Least Pygmy Owl, others say it is the Elf Owl. The smallest overall length measurement I've seen in a publication is for the Elf Owl in the book "North American Owls; Biology and Natural History" by Paul Johnsgard. The measurement is 10.5cm.

The biggest continent in the world is Asia which is an enormous 44,579,000 sq km. Antarctica is about 13,900,000 sq km by comparison. Antarctica has the record for being the continent with the most extreme conditions: the coldest, the windiest, the driest – not forgetting some of the most dangerous conditions ever experienced by humans.

There are over 170,000 Lasers worldwide. But outside the United States we believe there are more Optimists than Lasers.

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Windsor Castle. One of the three homes of the queen. It has been inhabited since it was built in the XI century.

The largest flag ever flown was a flag of the USA which measured 255 ft. by 505 ft. (78m by 154m). It was hoisted vertically on cables across Hoover Dam to celebrate the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay. According to Dr. William Crampton, the largest flag that constantly flies is the flag of Brazil, in Brasilia; the country’s capital. This flag is 230 ft. by 328 ft. (70m by 100m).

Either the Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) from South America or the Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) from South-east Asia. The Anaconda grows to 9.5 m and can weigh round 200 kg.The Reticulated Python grows to 10.1 m but, being of slender build, weighs less.

The largest clubs have more than 20 members. Some schools have been running subbuteo leagues for years and attract up to 50 players.

Employed by BC Hydro during the creation of Williston Lake (1964-1966), the G175 LeTourneau Tree Crusher was instrumental in crushing brush and waste trees into compact burnable piles. Today, the tree crusher stands proudly at the entrance to Mackenzie as a reminder of why Mackenzie is here.

Carrying $120 billion a year in trade, the highway corridor between Windsor , Ontario , and Detroit , Michigan is the largest trade gateway in the world.

On this web site, you will find a list and a map showing the most populated agglomerations of the world. To compare the population of cities, which have rather arbitrary boundaries, is not really reasonable. If you interested in this topic, please follow the links "World Gazetteer" or "Global Statistics - GeoHive" listed under Refs/Other Links. If you are interested in the population of cities or agglomerations of special countries, you will find many data here at City Population

The Carpet of Wonder in the Grand Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman is the largest carpet in the world. The previous record holder was a carpet woven in Qum, see below.

Well the largest turtle overall is the leatherback sea turtle. The largest freshwater turtle is the alligator snapping turtle. Yes actually they were. The turtles that were kept by people back then often did not have it as good as they do now. For a cage, they got a fish bowl with a tiny little island with a fake tree on it. For food, they got fed dried ants. Not too many survived the time period.

The largest spider in the world is the Goliath Tarantula of South America. It is about the size of a dinner plate, 10 inches from toe to toe! It is often called the Goliath Bird-Eating Spider.

According to the Population Reference Bureau, Tokyo is currently the world's largest city, with around 28 million resi....

In Belgium, the biggest cave is the Han-sur-Lesse/Gouffre de Belvaux System that measures over 12 kilometres. The deepest Belgian cave is Trou Bernard, 140 m deep. Have a look at our webpages about the longest and deepest Belgian caves if you want to know more.

Future and ... slugs(?) those slimey things urgh, I swear I hate them, it's not just a girlish behaviour, it's fear :/

The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean in the world. It's larger than the three oceans, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic, put together.

The largest frog is the Goliath Frog of Cameroon in Africa, and is found near swiftly flowing rivers and in dense rain forests. They look like giant bullfrogs. Its body can be more than a foot long, and its entire length with the legs extended can be more than two and a half feet long. Goliath Frogs have been known to weigh more than seven pounds!

The largest butterfly in the world is the female Ornithoptera alexandrae (Papilionidae) or Queen Alexandra's Birdwing. It's wingspan can be as much as 280 mm. It lives in the rain forests of Papua New Guinea and is classified as Endangered in the Red Data Book of Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World.

The largest flag ever displayed is a U.S. flag measuring 255 ft. by 505 ft. (78m by 154m). It was hoisted vertically on cables across Hoover Dam to commemorate the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay. The story of "Superflag" is on the Web at http://www.superflag.com/doc/guinness.htm . According to Dr. William Crampton, the largest flag that actually flies from a flagpole is the flag of Brazil displayed at the federal capital, Brasilia. This flag is 230 ft. by 328 ft.

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Yes, just before she went to the Crimean War she had a pet baby owl called Athena who travelled in her pocket. Yes, but only during the war. She ruled her nurses with iron discipline - even locking them up at night! She was doing it to prove to middle-class parents back home that tough discipline and strong female leadership could protect their daughters against sexual harassment.

The biggest crater in the United States is at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay off the East coast. This recently-discovered underwater crater is 56 miles wide and formed 35 million years ago. The biggest crater in the world is called Chicxulub crater in the Gulf of Mexico. This crater is 112 miles wide and formed 65 million years ago. This impact was so large that it caused fires, tidal waves and earthquakes near the impact site and probably also changed the global climate.

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The biggest earthquake known in historical times occurred on 22 May 1960 in Chile, with a magnitude Mw of 9.5. It occurred because of a rupture in the Earth's crust that extended horizontally about 1000 km along the coast of South America; in some places this quake caused vertical uplifts as large as six meters. The second biggest earthquake known, with a magnitude of 9.2, occurred in Alaska on 27 March 1964; it had a rupture length of 800 km, and caused as much as 11 meters of uplift.