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1. World's Tallest Waterfall

   Angel Falls · 979 m · Canaima National Park, Bolívar state, Venezuela

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2. World's Longest Known Cave System

   Mammoth Cave System · about 686 km · Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, United States

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3. World's Largest Inland Water Body by Surface Area

   Caspian Sea · about 371,000 km² · Between Europe and Asia

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4. World's Highest Active Volcano

   Nevados Ojos del Salado · 6,879 m · Chile-Argentina border

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5. Salar de Uyuni · about 10,000 km² · Salar de Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia

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6. LSST Camera · 3,200 megapixels · NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Cerro Pachón, Chile

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7. NICT-led International Research Team · 450 Tb/s · London, United Kingdom

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