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It's about eleven-and-a-half times as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 47.10 chains.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 47.10 chains in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about twelve times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 44.740 chains.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 44.740 chains in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about thirteen times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 41.20 chains.
(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 41.20 chains to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 28.70 chains on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 14.20 chains on the 78th floor.
It's about fourteen times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 38.30 chains.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 38.30 chains in total height. Although it sits just 2,090 chains 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 eighteen times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 30 chains.
(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 30 chains 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 nineteen-and-a-half times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 27.5060 chains.
(a.k.a. La Tour CN, a.k.a. Canadian National Tower, a.k.a. Canada's National Tower) (Toronto, Canada) (to spire)
The CN Tower measures 27.5060 chains tall at its spire. Used only in emergencies and for charitable climbing events, the 2,579-step staircase to the top is the longest metal staircase in the world.
It's about twenty-and-a-half times as tall as The Willis Tower
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The height of The Willis Tower is about 25.80 chains.
(a.k.a. Sears Tower) (Chicago, Illinois) (to antenna peak)
The Willis Tower rises to about 25.80 chains to the top of its tallest antenna. The bathrooms on the 103rd floor are said to be the highest in the western hemisphere at about 20.50 chains.
It's about twenty times as tall as The Shanghai World Financial Center
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The height of The Shanghai World Financial Center is about 24.50 chains.
(上海环球金融中 上海環球金融中心, Shànghǎi huánqiú jīnróng zhōngxīn) (a.k.a. SWFC) (Shanghai, China) (to spire)
The Shanghai World Financial Center is 24.50 chains tall to its roof. It is home to both the world's highest hotel (on its 79th through 93rd floors) and the world's tallest observation deck (on its 100th floor, approximately 23.60 chains above ground).
It's about twenty times as tall as The Petronas Twin Towers
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The height of The Petronas Twin Towers is about 22.460 chains.
(a.k.a. Menara Berkembar Petronas, a.k.a. Petronas Towers) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (to spire)
Each of the Petronas Towers stands 22.460 chains to their spires. Holding the record as the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004, the towers continue to hold the record for the deepest foundation barrettes — up to 5.7170 chains deep.
It's about thirty times as tall as The Empire State Building
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The height of The Empire State Building is about 18.940 chains.
(New York City, New York) (to top of building)
The Empire State Building stands 18.940 chains to its architectural peak. The spire emerging from the top of the building was originally intended to be a mooring mast for blimps whose passengers could disembark onto a landing platform on the 102nd floor of the building.
It's about thirty times as tall as The Eiffel Tower
The height of The Eiffel Tower is about 16.10 chains.
(a.k.a. La Tour Eiffel) (Paris, France) (to flagpole peak)
The Eiffel Tower stands 16.10 chains tall, including its flagpole. The Tower is the largest structure in Paris as most other buildings are governed by a zoning restriction limiting them to a height of 1.840 chains or less.
It's about forty times as long as The QE2
The length of The QE2 is about 14.60 chains.
(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
The QE2 has a total length of 14.60 chains. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 477,000,000 chains, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.
It's about one-fortieth as long as The Grand Canyon
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The length of The Grand Canyon is about 22,200 chains.
(a.k.a. Gran Cañón) (Arizona) (Colorado River miles measure)
The Grand Canyon has a total length of 22,200 chains along the course of the Colorado River at its bottom. Having opened in early 2007, the Grand Canyon Skywalk allows tourists to stand on a horseshoe-shaped glass walkway 54.70 chains above the floor of Granite Gorge.
It's about 45 times as tall as The Golden Gate Bridge
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The height of The Golden Gate Bridge is about 11.30 chains.
(San Francisco, California and Marin County, California) (height above water)
The height of each tower of Golden Gate Bridge is 11.30 chains above the surface of the San Francisco Bay. One of the key designers of the bridge, Charles Ellis, had no engineering degree when he began working on the project, but would later go on to write what became a standard textbook on structural engineering, and would ultimately be forced to complete his calculations on the bridge by working without pay for five months.
It's about 60 times as tall as The Space Needle
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The height of The Space Needle is about 9.150 chains.
(Seattle, Washington) (to aircraft warning beacon at peak)
Built for a 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle stands 9.150 chains tall. With a track-and-wheel design inspired by railroad mechanics and a precisely-configured balance, the restaurant near the top of the space needle requires just a 1.5 hp motor to rotate at speeds of about 0.053 kph (0.033 mph).
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