Built and invented
Records and extremes
The deepest, tallest and fastest places and machines on Earth, and the measurements and years behind each record.
Fact files
All topics ›Lake Baikal
1,642 metres
Maximum depth
The Kola Superdeep Borehole
12,262 metres
Depth reached, still the deepest vertical borehole as of 2026
The Great Pyramid of Giza
146.7 metres
Original height
The North American X-15
199 flights
Missions flown from 1959 to 1968
High speed rail
48 km/h
Rocket's top speed at Rainhill, 1829
Angel Falls
979 metres
Total height
