WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Toronto General Hospital: Hospital to perform world's first lung transplant
18-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) The Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is a major teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the flagship campus of the University Health Network (UHN).
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park: World's first underwater sculpture park
16-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) The sculptures have been designed to promote coral growth using techniques to reduce the pH of the cement and by applying a textured surface. This encourages coral polyps to attach to the surface and eventually the structure will become a sanctuary for small marine life.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Mount Thor: World’s greatest vertical drop
14-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) Mount Thor features Earth's greatest vertical drop of 1,250 m, with the cliff overhanging at an average angle of 15 degrees from vertical.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Estadio Daniel Alcides Carrion: World's highest football stadium
13-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) The Estadio Daniel Alcides Carrion has an altitude of 4,380 meters above sea level and is considered one of the most prestigious stadiums in Peru.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) El Alto International Airport: Highest international airport in the world
11-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) At an elevation of 4,061.5 meters, El Alto is the highest international airport in the world, the sixth-highest commercial airport in the world, and the highest commercial airport outside of China.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Amazon river dolphin: World’s largest species of river dolphin
09-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) The Amazon river dolphin is the largest species of river dolphin, with adult males reaching 185 kilograms in weight, and 2.5 meters in length.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Great Plains: World’s largest grasslands
08-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) The largest area of natural grasslands is the Great Plains of North America, which stretch along the USA for 3 million km2 from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Sima Humboldt: World’s largest sandstone sinkhole
07-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) At the bottom of Sima Humboldt is a completely isolated forest. It is filled with life, which has been buffered from the outside world by the cave.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Ocean Atlas: World’s largest submarine sculpture
04-03-2023
(WorldKings.org) Entitled Ocean Atlas, the installation encourages coral colonization and deters tourists from endangered reefs.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - America Records Institute (AMRI) Orcadas: World’s first permanently inhabited base in Antarctica
28-02-2023
(WorldKings.org) Orcadas Base is an Argentine base in Antarctica and the first permanent base in the area defined by the Antarctic Treaty System.