Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-19
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Inc largest suspension bridge in tbe
worid Is the one between BROOKLYN and
New York. The length of the mar
span Is l,595 feet and inches Ths
entire length OF the bridge is s. $50 fact
Fortress Monroe is the largest single
'ortlhcatlon in the world. 1t has al.
ready cost the American Goyernmen,
over $3,Oo0,0O0. The water battery l.
considered one Of the finest militarv
works In the world.
The loftiest active volcano ia pono
catapetl Smoking mountain). thirty.
nve miles southwest OF Pueblo. Mexico
IL Is l7784 feet above the sea level
ana has a crater three miles in circuro'
ference and 1000 feet deep.
The largest university is that of Nv.
lord' England. 1t consists Of twenty.
nve colleges and five halls.
The most extensive park is Dee,
rark' IN the environs OF Copenhagen.
Denmark. The inclosure contains d a0o
acres, and is divided by a small river
Inc largest pleasure-ground in Amer
lea Is Paramount Park, PHILADELPHIA
which contains $40 acres.
The largest body of fresh water m
the globe is Lake Superior. It is 400
miles long, 100 miles wide at it's great.
est breadth, and has an area of 80. OON
square miles. Its mean depth is said to
De 2oo feet. and its greatest depth abou.
9OO fathoms. Its surface is 365 fee,
above the sea.
Ihe largest tunnel in the world is
That OF st. Gothard. on the line of rail.
road between Lucerne and Milan. The
summit CT the tunnel is 900 feet be.
meath the surface of Audermatt. and
$500 feet beneath the peak of the
kastelhorn, of the St. Gothard group.
The most extensive cavern is the
Mammoth Cave, in Edmonson County.
Kentucky. 1t is near Green river. six
miles from Cave City. and twenty-eight
miles from Bowling Green.
The largest trees are the mammoth
trees of California One of a grove
In Iulare County. according to meas
urement made by members of the
State Geological Survey, was shown to
be 276 feet high. 105 feet in circumfer.
ence at the base and rs feet at poin,
twelve feet above the ground. Come
OF the trees are 376 feet high and 81
feet in diameter. Some of the largest
that have been felled indicate an age
from 1000 to 2 500 years.
The largest inland sea is the Gas
plan, lying between Europe and Asia.
Its greatest length is 76O miles, its
greatest breadth 270 miles, and it's area
$4,000 square miles.
The largest empire in the world is
that of Great Britain, comprising
8.551 658 square miles (more than a
sixth part of the land of the globe)
and embracing under it's rule nearly a
sixth part of the population of the
world. In territorial extent the United
States ranks third, containing 3, $50 "a.
square miles, including Alaska; in
population it ranks fourth. with its
60, 000 600 people. Russia ranks second.
1852, $40 square miles.
The highest monolith is the obelisk
at Karnak, Egypt. Karnak is on thu
east side of the Nile. near Luxor. ano
occupies part of the site of ancien-
Thebes Its whole length is 122 feet.
its weight 400 tons. Its height. with
out pedestal, is 1So feet 10 inches.
The Chinese wall is the largest wall
in the world. 1t was built by the first
Emperor of the Tsin dynasty, about
$50 B. c., as a protection against Tar
tars. Its length is 1850 miles. lnclud
ing a parapet of FIVE feet, the total
height of the wall is twenty feet; thick
ness at the base twenty-five feet, ana
at the top fifteen feet. Towers or bas-
tions occur at intervals of about Ion
yards.
The largest library is the Biblio-
theque National in Paris, founded by
Louis XIV. 1t contains l,490,000 vol
umes, 800, 900 pamphlets, l75, 900 manu-
scripts. 100000 maps and charts, and
$50, 900 coins and medals. The collec-
ton of engravings exceeds 1900, 900,
contained in some 10000 volumes.
The largest bell in the world is the
great bell of Moscow, at the foot of the
Kremlen. Its circumference at the
bottom is nearly 6S feet, and its height
II feet. In its stCutest part it is %
inches thick, and its weight is COM
puted to be 44S,772 pounds.
The largest cathedral in the world is
st. Peters, in Rome. Inter Ocean.