[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.390) Rub' al Khali (Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen): World's largest continuous sand desert
27-12-2022
(WorldKings.org) The Rub'al Khali Desert is an uninterrupted sand desert stretching across the territory of the countries of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. On December 27th, 2022, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Rub' al Khali as the “World's largest continuous sand desert.”
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) Pearl GTL: Largest GTL plant in the world
26-08-2022
(WorldKings.org) The Pearl GTL plant has 24 reactors, weighing 1,200 tonnes a piece. They each contain 29,000 tubes full of Shell’s cobalt synthesis catalyst, which speeds up the chemical reaction.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Soneva Fushi: House World's largest overwater villas
16-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) The one-bedroom villas clock in at 6,286 square feet and the two-bedrooms at 9,224.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – ExxonMobil Singapore: World's largest resin plant
13-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) The two plants will add 140 jobs to ExxonMobil’s existing workforce of more than 2,500 at its Singapore manufacturing complex. ExxonMobil has more than 4,000 employees in Singapore.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Toyohiro Akiyama: First journalist to report from outer space
11-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) Akiyama launched aboard the Soyuz TM-11 mission to the Mir space station on 2 December 1990 along with mission commander Viktor Afanasyev and flight engineer Musa Manarov. During his time aboard Mir, Akiyama gave live reports each day documenting life aboard the station.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Thar Desert’s Geoglyph: World’s largest geoglyph
10-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) This geoglyph is a huge spiral artwork that covers over 1,00,000 square metres in Boha village, close to Jaisalmer.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage: Home to largest herd of captive elephants in the world
10-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) Pinnawala has the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 96 elephants, including 43 males and 68 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala. On 31 August 2021, a 25 year old elephant named Surangi gave birth to twin male baby elephants at the orphanage.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Indorama Ventures: World’s largest PET producer
09-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) IVL completed further acquisitions of PET plants in China, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland and the USA, and became the world’s largest PET producer.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Shigeharu Shimamura Indoor Farm: World's Largest Indoor Farm
08-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) As we face world shortages of both water and food, plant factory operations will not only stay but expand worldwide. The merging of our expertise is essential in expanding our operation to other places in the world.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Asia Records Institute (ASRI) – Kahramaa: House world’s largest drinking water storage tank
04-12-2021
(WorldKings.org) The volume of the largest water tank is more than 436,000 cubic meters, which qualified Kahramaa to set a new world record that reflects the efficiency of its strategy to enhance water security in Qatar.