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How long is 1.65 hanks?

It's about two-and-a-half times as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 0.6480 hanks.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 0.6480 hanks in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about two-fifths as tall as Denali
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The height of Denali is about 4.2330 hanks.
(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 4.2330 hanks 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 two-and-a-half times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 0.61520 hanks.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 0.61520 hanks in height. The isolated falls are the tallest in the United States and the fourth tallest in the world.
It's about one-third as long as The Las Vegas Strip
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The length of The Las Vegas Strip is about 4.60 hanks.
(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 4.60 hanks 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 16,000 hanks of neon light tubing.
It's about one-third as tall as Aconcagua
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The height of Aconcagua is about 4.75850 hanks.
(a.k.a. Cerro Aconcagua) (Mendoza, Argentina)
Aconcagua measures 4.75850 hanks 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 3.55420 hanks high ridge.
It's about three times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 0.5660 hanks.
(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 0.5660 hanks to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 0.3940 hanks on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 0.1950 hanks on the 78th floor.
It's about three times as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 0.60 hanks.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 0.60 hanks 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 three times as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 0.60 hanks.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 0.60 hanks in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about three times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 0.5270 hanks.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 0.5270 hanks in total height. Although it sits just 28.70 hanks 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 three-tenths as long as Calangute Beach
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The length of Calangute Beach is about 5 hanks.
(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 one-fourth as tall as Mount Everest
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The height of Mount Everest is about 6.04827 hanks.
(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 6.04827 hanks above sea level at its summit. The plate tectonics of the Indian subcontinent continuously alter the mountain's peak — raising it by 0.000002734030 hanks and shifting it to the northeast by 0.000003075790 hanks each year.
It's about one-fourth as tall as a Mauna Loa
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The height of a Mauna Loa is about 6.2660 hanks.
(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 6.2880 hanks 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 four times as tall as a Canton Tower
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The height of a Canton Tower is about 0.420 hanks.
(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 0.420 hanks 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 four-and-a-half times as tall as The CN Tower
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The height of The CN Tower is about 0.378210 hanks.
(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 0.378210 hanks 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 one-fifth as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 7.45160 hanks.
(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 7.45160 hanks 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.
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