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It's about three-fifths as tall as Aconcagua
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The height of Aconcagua is about 68,523 hands.
(a.k.a. Cerro Aconcagua) (Mendoza, Argentina)
Aconcagua measures 68,523 hands height at its peak. Although there is no definitive evidence that members of the indigenous Inca civilization ever reached the peak the mountain, numerous archeological sites have been found on the slopes of the mountain, including a naturally-embalmed Incan mummy was discovered on a 51,181 hands high ridge.
It's about one-and-nine-tenths times as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 19,800 hands.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 19,800 hands. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about two times as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 18,810 hands.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 18,810 hands. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Mount Everest
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The height of Mount Everest is about 87,095.10 hands.
(a.k.a. Mount Chomolungma, a.k.a. Sagarmatha, a.k.a. Mount Qomolangma, a.k.a. सगरमाथा, a.k.a. Chajamlungma, a.k.a. ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ, a.k.a. 珠穆朗玛峰, a.k.a. Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) (Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal and Tibet, China) (to summit, excluding snow depth)
Mount Everest rises 87,095.10 hands above sea level at its summit. The plate tectonics of the Indian subcontinent continuously alter the mountain's peak — raising it by 0.0393701 hands and shifting it to the northeast by 0.0442913 hands each year.
It's about two-fifths as tall as a Mauna Loa
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The height of a Mauna Loa is about 90,240 hands.
(Hawaii) (Hawaiian island volcano) (total height from seafloor)
Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes which forms the island of Hawaii and the tallest mountain in total height in the world, rises to 90,550 hands above the seafloor. The peak of Loa is home to the approximately 6,000 sq. m (0.6 ha) Lake Waiau, one of the highest altitude lakes in the United States outside of Colorado.
It's about one-third as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 107,300 hands.
(near Marianas Islands, a.k.a. Ladrones Islands, northwestern Pacific Ocean) (depth below sea level)
The Challenger Deep, at the southern end of the Marianas Trench, reaches a depth of 107,300 hands below sea level. The first manned expedition to the bottom of Challenger Deep took 4 hours and 48 minutes in 1960. This was the only manned descent to the floor of the Trench until 2012, when director James Cameron made the trip; several other descents have been made since then.
It's about one-third as tall as Maxwell Montes
The height of Maxwell Montes is about 110,000 hands.
(Ishtar Terra, Venus)
Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 110,000 hands. Since Venus does not seem to have the kind of tectonic activity which gives rise to mountains on Earth, the origin of the Venusian mountain remains the subject of some dispute.
It's about four times as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 9,640 hands.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 9,640 hands. Jimmie Angel, the first person to publicize their existence outside Venezuela and the namesake of the falls, damaged his monoplane atop the falls and was forced to abandon it; it remained there until it was removed 33 years later.
It's about four times as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 9,000 hands.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 9,000 hands in total length. Originally named Municipal Pier #2, the pier was renamed Navy Pier in 1927 in honor of Naval personnel stationed there during World War I.
It's about four times as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 9,000 hands.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 9,000 hands in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about four times as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 9,330 hands.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 9,330 hands in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 8,859 hands.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 8,859 hands in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about four-and-a-half times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 8,150 hands.
(formally Burj Khalifa, a.k.a. Dubai Tower, a.k.a. برج خليفة) (Dubai, UAE) (to roof)
Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world, stands 8,150 hands to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 5,680 hands on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 2,810 hands on the 78th floor.
It's about five times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 7,590 hands.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 7,590 hands in total height. Although it sits just 413,000 hands from the major city of Chachapoyas, the waterfall was unknown to non-locals until it was documented during a 2005 expedition by a German economist.
It's about six-and-a-half times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 6,000 hands.
(a.k.a. Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, a.k.a. 广 州 电 视 观 光 塔) (Guangzhou, China) (to spire)
The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower stands 6,000 hands to its spire. Initially described as holding the record for the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, the ride at the top of the tower is actually an observation carousel; cars complete a trip around the top-floor track about every half-hour.
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