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It's about one-fourth as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 2,000 feet.
(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 2,000 feet 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.
It's about one-fifth as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 3,000 feet.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 3,000 feet 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 one-fifth as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 3,000 feet.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 3,000 feet in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 2,530 feet.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 2,530 feet in total height. Although it sits just 138,000 feet 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 one-fifth as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 2,720 feet.
(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 2,720 feet to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 1,890 feet on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 935 feet on the 78th floor.
It's about five-and-a-half times as long as Baseball base distances
The length of Baseball base distances is about 90 feet.
(MLB Official Baseball Rules specification)
According to MLB Official Baseball Rules, the distance between baseball diamond bases is 90 feet. While second and home base are located upon the corners of the 27.432 sq. m area created by the bases, first and third base are placed within that square, to better allow the umpires to judge whether a ball is fair or foul.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as De Gooyer
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The height of De Gooyer is about 89 feet.
(a.k.a. De Funenmolen, a.k.a. The Mill on the Funen) (near Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands) (total structure height)
The tallest windmill in Amsterdam, De Gooyer stands at 89 feet in structural height. Its prominence owes to the fact that it was relocated atop the base of a former water mill, following two earlier moves in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The windmill's four sails have a total span of about 59 feet.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 2,953 feet.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 2,953 feet in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Tugela Falls
Flag of South Africa
The height of Tugela Falls is about 3,110 feet.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 3,110 feet in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about one-fifth as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 3,210 feet.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 3,210 feet. 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 seven-and-a-half times as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 66 feet.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 66 feet. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 2.36220 feet tall including the bails.
It's about eight times as long as a Bowling Lane
The length of a Bowling Lane is about 62.8480 feet.
(USBC specifications; tenpin; including pin deck)
According to the United States Bowling Congress specifications, a tenpin bowling lane should measure 62.8480 feet. In a Professional Bowling Association game, the lane must be lubricated by about 25 ml (0.85 fl. oz) of oil.
It's about ten times as tall as The Hollywood Sign
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The height of The Hollywood Sign is about 49 feet.
(a.k.a. Hollywoodland Sign) (Mount Lee, Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California)
Each of the white letters in the Hollywood Sign measures 49 feet tall. Built as an advertisement in 1923, the sign was intended to stand for only eighteen months.
It's about ten-and-a-half times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 48 feet.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is 48 feet (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to 36,000 kg in gross weight.
It's about twelve times as tall as a Brachiosaurus
The height of a Brachiosaurus is about 43 feet.
(based on comparable bone measurements, height to head)
Dinosaurs in the genus Brachiosaurus had an estimated height (at the head with neck fully extended) of up to 43 feet. A resin cast of the first Brachiosaurus specimen, owned by the Field Museum in Chicago, is currently on display at the O'Hare International Airport.
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