By the MOOK Scenic Spots Travel & Lifestyle Network Editorial Team
When traveling no longer excites you, it’s time to find something fresh to reignite your urge to step out the door. To admire views unlike anything you’ve seen before, try the spectacular beauty of the "world’s best"—whether it’s the world’s highest peak, deepest cave, or tallest waterfall. Let these landscapes, which reach the extreme in every aspect, rekindle your desire to pack your bags.
The most stunning "world’s best" sights are once-in-a-lifetime experiences. (Image source／snowbrains.com)
World’s deepest lake—Lake Baikal (Image source／www.frozy.net)
The world’s deepest lake on average—Lake Baikal reaches a maximum depth of 1,637 meters. In addition, Lake Baikal has existed for over 25 million years, making it the oldest lake in the world.
World’s highest peak—Mount Everest (Image source／www.chinatourguide.com)
"Mount Everest" means "Goddess Mother of the World" in Tibetan. As the main peak of the Himalayas, Mount Everest stands at an elevation of approximately 8,848 meters, making it the world’s highest peak.
Farthest mountain from Earth’s core—Chimborazo (Image source／www.riobamba-official-tourism-guide.com)
Chimborazo is a dormant volcano with an elevation of about 6,268 meters. Measured from the Earth's core, the summit of Chimborazo is 6,384 kilometers from the center of the Earth—nearly 3 kilometers farther than Mount Everest’s 6,381 kilometers—making it another kind of world’s highest peak.
World’s tallest waterfall—Angel Falls (Image source／tourists360.com)
Located in South America, Angel Falls, also known as Kerepakupai Merú, is about 150 meters wide and 979 meters high, making it the tallest waterfall in the world.
World’s driest—Atacama Desert (Image source／humanandnatural.com)
Located in northern Chile, the Atacama Desert is extremely dry due to the blocking of Atlantic moisture by the Andes Mountains to the east, combined with the influence of subtropical high-pressure climate that makes rainfall scarce. Thus, it becomes the driest place on Earth.
World’s most remote inhabited island—Tristan da Cunha (Image source／greendune.blogspot.tw)
Situated in the South Atlantic Ocean, Tristan da Cunha is over 2,800 kilometers from South Africa and approximately 3,360 kilometers from South America, making it the most isolated inhabited island in the world.
World’s deepest cave—Krubera Cave (Image source／traveltripjourney.blogspot.tw)
Krubera Cave reaches a depth of 2,197 meters and is the only cave in the world with a depth exceeding 2,000 meters.
World’s highest navigable lake—Lake Titicaca (Image source／www.topvisitplaces.com)
Lake Titicaca is located on the border between Peru and Bolivia, with its surface at an elevation of 3,812 meters, making it the highest-altitude lake in the world.
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