WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) ) Andernach Geyser: World’s highest cold-water geyser
14-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) Andernach Geyser is the highest cold-water geyser in the world, reaching heights of 30 to 60 meters.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Yubileyny diamond mine: World’s largest diamond deposit
12-05-2022
(Worldkings.org) Yubileyny diamond mine contains an estimated 153 million carats of diamonds.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones: World’s first persons to fly around the world non-stop by balloon
10-05-2022
(Worldkings.org) Breitling Orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly around the world non-stop, piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Theatrum Orbis Terrarum: World’s first modern atlas
09-05-2022
(Worldkings.org) The publication of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570) is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography (approximately 1570s–1670s).
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Miniatur Wunderland: World’s largest model railway set
09-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) Miniatur Wunderland is a model railway and miniature airport attraction in Hamburg, Germany, the largest of its kind in the world. The railway is located in the historic Speicherstadt neighborhood of the city.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) LGT Group: Largest family-owned private banking and asset management group in the world
07-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) LGT Group maintains 3,405 employees in over 20 offices around the globe and its total assets is CHF 52.9 billion.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Wiener Zeitung: World’s oldest existing daily newspaper
07-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) The newspaper, founded in 1703 under the name Wiennerisches Diarium, was considered the official mouthpiece of the Imperial Court.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: World’s longest-running scientific journal
06-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) The journal was established in 1665, making it the first journal in the world exclusively devoted to science.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Schiphol Airport Library: World’s first airport library
05-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) Opened in July 2010, the world’s first airport library measured 90 square meters.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) Robert Charles Swan: World’s first person to walk to both poles
05-05-2022
(WorldKings.org) Swan arrived at the South Pole in 1986 and the North Pole on May 14, 1989.