[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.121) The Alpine Club: World's first mountaineering club
03-04-2021
(Worldkings.org) The Alpine Club is the world's first mountaineering club. The Alpine Club is specifically known for having developed early mountaineering-specific gear including a new type of rope.
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.121) Alstom: The company that operates the world’s first passenger train powered by a hydrogen fuel cell (Europe)
01-04-2021
(Worldkings.org) Alstom SA is a French multinational company operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling and locomotives, with products including the AGV, TGV, Eurostar and Pendolino high-speed trains, in addition to suburban, regional and metro trains, as well as Citadis trams. It was founded in 1928.
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.120) Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova: The first woman to fly into space (Europe)
30-03-2021
(WorldKings.org) Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first and youngest European woman to have flown in space with a solo mission at the age of 26.
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.119) Steamboat geyser: World's tallest active geyser
27-03-2021
(WorldKings.org) Steamboat Geyser has two vents, a northern and a southern, approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) apart. Steamboat Geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park has produced several eruptions between 300 and 400 feet in height. With its major eruptions shoot water more than 300 feet, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Steamboat geyser as " World's tallest active geyser ".
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.118) Frying Pan Lake: World's largest natural hot spring
25-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Frying Pan Lake is located in the Echo Crater of the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley, New Zealand. With the area of 38,000 square meters and the depth of 5.4 m, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Frying Pan Lake as "World's largest natural hot spring".
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.117) Azerbaijan – House world's most mud volcanoes of any country
23-03-2021
(WorldKings.org) Azerbaijan is located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, straddling Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Nearly half of all the mud volcanoes on Earth are concentrated in Azerbaijan, these volcanoes were also among nominees for the New7Wonders of Nature. With 350 of the 700 volcanoes of the world are in the Azerbaijani Republic, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Azerbaijan as " the place has the world's most mud volcanoes ".
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.116) Sony Corporation: World's first producer of portable music player
20-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) The world changed on July 1st, 1979 - the day that Sony released the iconic Walkman TPS-L2, the first real portable music player that would revolutionize the way we listened to music in a way that no other device really had ever done before. On March 20, 2021, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Sony Corporation as “The World's first producer of portable music player”.
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.115) Nettilling Lake: World's largest lake on an island
18-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Nettilling Lake is a cold freshwater lake located toward the south end of Baffin Island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. With an area of 5,542 square kilometres (2,140 sq mi) and a maximum length of 123 kilometres (76 mi), World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Nettilling Lake as “World's largest lake on an island” on March 18, 2021.
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.114) Valentina Tereshkova: The world’s first woman to travel into space
16-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space. After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to that date. On March 16, 2021, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Valentina Tereshkova as “The world’s first woman to travel into space”
[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.113) Obninsk plant: The first grid-connected nuclear power plant in the world
13-03-2021
(WorldKings.org) The world had never seen a nuclear power plant before 1954, but Obninsk, Russia became the first site in history. World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Obninsk plant as First grid-connected nuclear power plant in the world.