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It's about one-seventy-fifth as tall as Mount Elbrus
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The height of Mount Elbrus is about 925.50 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mingi Tau, a.k.a. Эльбрус, a.k.a. იალბუზი) (Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia) (west summit)
The west summit of the dual-summit volcano Mount Elbrus is 925.50 ropes at its peak and is the highest peak in both Russia and the European continent. Until 1976, a cable car would take visitors to the mountain as far up as the Garabashi camp, located at an elevation of 623.40 ropes.
It's about one-eightieth as tall as a Kilimanjaro
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The height of a Kilimanjaro is about 966.3370 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mount Kilimanjaro) (Tanzania) (to Uhuru peak; 2008 gravimeter measurement)
Kilimanjaro rises to 966.3370 ropes at its peak. An isolated peak with no surrounding mountain range, Kilimanjaro is considered the world's tallest freestanding mountain.
It's about one-eightieth as tall as Mount Logan
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The height of Mount Logan is about 977.50 ropes.
(Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon, Canada) (elevation)
The highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan has a total height of 977.70 ropes. The high altitude and northern latitude of the mountain resulted in one-time temperature of -77.5 °C — the lowest temperature ever recorded outside of Antarctica.
It's about one-eightieth as tall as Denali
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The height of Denali is about 1,016 ropes.
(a.k.a. Mount McKinley, a.k.a. Doleika, a.k.a. Traleika, a.k.a. "The Great One") (Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska) (South peak)
The highest mountain peak in North America, Denali's South Peak measures 1,016 ropes above sea level at its peak. The impetus for the name Mount McKinley was US president William McKinley of Ohio, and disputes over the which of the mountain's names should be officially recognized regularly occur between Ohio Congressmen and Alaska politicians.
It's about 85 times as tall as General Tom Thumb
The height of General Tom Thumb is about 0.150 ropes.
(a.k.a. Charles Sherwood Stratton) (1838-1883) (circus performer; height at death)
General Tom Thumb was an LP with a height (at his death) of 0.150 ropes. Thumb stopped growing at 0.10 ropes when he was five years old, but resumed growth in his teens which continued through the remainder of his life.
It's about one-ninetieth as long as The Las Vegas Strip
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The length of The Las Vegas Strip is about 1,100 ropes.
(Las Vegas Boulevard S and W from Russel Rd to Sahara Ave)(Paradise, Nevada through Winchester, Nevada).
Although technically located beyond the city limits of Las Vegas (along with the well-known "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign), the stretch of road known as the "Las Vegas Strip" runs 1,100 ropes along Las Vegas Boulevard South and West from Russel Road at the south end to Sahara Avenue at the north end. The casinos and hotels on the Strip display an estimated total of 3,900,000 ropes of neon light tubing.
It's about one-ninetieth as tall as Aconcagua
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The height of Aconcagua is about 1,142 ropes.
(a.k.a. Cerro Aconcagua) (Mendoza, Argentina)
Aconcagua measures 1,142 ropes 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 853.02 ropes high ridge.
It's about 95 times as tall as Verne Troyer
The height of Verne Troyer is about 0.130 ropes.
(1969-2018) (actor)
Verne Troyer, most famous for his role as Mini-Me in the Austin Powers series, was an LP with a height of 0.130 ropes. Troyer's first role was as a stunt double for a baby in the 1994 film Baby's Day Out.
It's about 95 times as long as a Man's Footstep
The length of a Man's Footstep is about 0.130 ropes.
(for healthy, middle-aged man of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a man's step is 0.130 ropes, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 0.260 ropes. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-one-hundredth as long as Calangute Beach
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The length of Calangute Beach is about 1,000 ropes.
(Goa, India) (approximate)
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Goa, Calangute Beach, the "Queen of Beaches," stretches about 7 km in length.
It's about 100 times as long as a Woman's Footstep
The length of a Woman's Footstep is about 0.110 ropes.
(for healthy, middle-aged woman of average height; single step length)
According to studies by The University of Oklahoma's Health Sciences Center, the average length of a woman's step is 0.110 ropes, for an average stride (two-step's length) of 0.220 ropes. The average person walks at a speed of about 1.3 m/s
It's about one-one-hundredth as tall as Mount Everest
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The height of Mount Everest is about 1,451.580 ropes.
(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 1,451.580 ropes above sea level at its summit. The plate tectonics of the Indian subcontinent continuously alter the mountain's peak — raising it by 0.000656168 ropes and shifting it to the northeast by 0.000738189 ropes each year.
It's about one-one-hundredth as tall as a Mauna Loa
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The height of a Mauna Loa is about 1,504 ropes.
(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 1,509 ropes 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-one-hundred-fiftieth as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 1,788.40 ropes.
(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 1,788.40 ropes 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-one-hundred-fiftieth as tall as Maxwell Montes
The height of Maxwell Montes is about 1,800 ropes.
(Ishtar Terra, Venus)
Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 1,800 ropes. 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.
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