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How long is 220 centimeters?

It's about one-six-hundred-thousandth as long as The Rhine
The length of The Rhine is about 132,000,000 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Rhein, a.k.a. Rijn, a.k.a. Rhin, a.k.a. Rain, a.k.a. Reno, a.k.a. Rhenus, a.k.a. Ryn) (from near Reichenau, Switzerland through Hoek van Holland, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The Rhine river runs 132,000,000 centimeters in total length. The World War II Battle of Arnhem, as memorialized in the 1974 book and 1977 movie A Bridge Too Far, was the first of several attempts to capture key bridges across the Rhine, beginning with the Arnhem Bridge in the Netherlands.
It's about 0.0000010 times as long as The Colorado River
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The length of The Colorado River is about 233,000,000 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Aha Kwahwat, a.k.a. Grand River, a.k.a. Tizon River, a.k.a. Tecon River, a.k.a. Tison River) (from Grand Lake, Colorado through the Gulf of California)
The Colorado River runs 233,000,000 centimeters in length. Along this length, the river descends from its source, approximately 275,000 centimeters above sea level in the Rocky Mountains, to its mouth in the Gulf of California.
It's about 1,000,000 times as long as a Bacterium
The length of a Bacterium is about 0.0002 centimeters.
(Escherichia coli) (rod-shaped configuration)
An rod-shaped E. coli bacterium measures about 0.0002 centimeters in length. A staple of biology labs, E. coli can reproduce in as little as twenty minutes.
It's about 1,000,000 times as long as a Mitochondrion
The length of a Mitochondrion is about 0.000188 centimeters.
(Eukaryotic; average)
A mitochondrion measures between 0.75 and 3 micrometers (µm). The mitochondrion is commonly referred to as the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for the generation of ATP. The size, shape, and distribution of mitochondria varies widely, with human liver cells each having 1,000 to 2,000 mitochondria.
It's about 0.0000008 times as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 285,000,000 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Donau, a.k.a. Dunaj, a.k.a. Dunav, a.k.a. Duna, a.k.a. Дунав (Dunav), a.k.a. Dunărea, a.k.a. Дунáй (Dunay), a.k.a. Tuna) (from Breg Martinskapelle, Black Forest, Germany through the Danube Delta, Romania)
The Danube river runs 285,000,000 centimeters in total length. Intersecting Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary; and Belgrade, Serbia, the Danube touches more capital cities than any other river.
It's about 0.0000007 times as long as The Oregon Trail
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The length of The Oregon Trail is about 349,000,000 centimeters.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 349,000,000 centimeters across five (sometimes six) states in the western United States. In the early years of the Trail's existence, the trip was estimated to have taken an average of 160 days.
It's about 0.0000006 times as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 353,000,000 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Волга, a.k.a. İdel (Идел), a.k.a. Атăл (Atăl), a.k.a. Edil, a.k.a. İdil, a.k.a. Рав (Rav)) (from the Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast, Russia through the Caspian Sea)
The largest river in Europe, the Volga river runs 353,000,000 centimeters in total length. World War II's Battle of Stalingrad between the Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, which resulted in nearly two million casualties, was fought in part for control of the river.
It's about 0.0000006 times as long as The Mississippi River
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The length of The Mississippi River is about 376,600,000 centimeters.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 376,600,000 centimeters. Prior to the development of soil erosion programs, the Mississippi River would carry approximately 400 million metric tons of sediment from its banks to the Gulf of Mexico every year.
It's about 0.0000005 times as long as The Distance from L.A. to New York
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The length of The Distance from L.A. to New York is about 449,000,000 centimeters.
(Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York) (via I-10 E, I-15 N, I-70 E, I-76 E, I-80 E, I-280 E)
The total length of the freeway route from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York via Interstate 80 is 449,000,000 centimeters long. This route intersects eleven states and several major cities, including Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Lincoln, Nebraska; Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; South Bend, Indiana; and Cleveland, Ohio.
It's about 0.0000005 times as long as I-80
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The length of I-80 is about 463,803,000 centimeters.
(a.k.a. Interstate 80, a.k.a. Keystone Shortway) (net length)
Interstate 80, crosses the continent of North America from Teaneck, New Jersey to San Francisco, California and covers a total length of 463,803,000 centimeters. A 6,000,000 centimeters stretch between mile marker 318 in Grand Island, Nebraska and mile marker 390 in Lincoln, Nebraska is the longest straight path in the US Interstate system.
It's about 0.0000004 times as long as The Great Wall of China (wall only)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (wall only) is about 625,900,000 centimeters.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (wall segments only)
The Great Wall of China has total wall segment length of 625,900,000 centimeters. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about 0.0000004 times as long as The Amazon River
The length of The Amazon River is about 643,700,000 centimeters.
(from Nevado Mismi, Arequipa, Peru through near Marajó, Brazil) (approximate distance)
The Amazon River has an approximate distance of 643,700,000 centimeters. Although by most measures it is the largest and one of the most significant rivers in the world, the region surrounding the Amazon is mostly sparsely populated and the river itself has no bridges across it at any point.
It's about 0.0000003 times as long as The Great Wall of China (total)
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The length of The Great Wall of China (total) is about 885,000,000 centimeters.
(长城, 長城, Chángchéng, a.k.a. 万里长城, 萬里長城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) (a.k.a. "The long wall of 10,000 Li") (from Shanhaiguan through Lop Nur, China) (total length, all branches)
The Great Wall of China, including all branches and trenches, is 885,000,000 centimeters. Built and maintained in multiple sections over about eleven centuries, the Great Wall is currently suffering the effects of erosion, especially in the older sections made primarily out of mud.
It's about 0.0000002 times as long as The Diameter of Earth
The length of The Diameter of Earth is about 1,275,627,300 centimeters.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has a diameter of approximately 1,275,627,300 centimeters at the Equator. The first complete view of Earth's diameter was in a photograph taken from a V-2 rocket launched in 1946 by the United States Army, which reached an altitude of 10,460,736 centimeters.
It's about 0.00000006 times as long as The Circumfrence of Earth
The length of The Circumfrence of Earth is about 4,007,501,400 centimeters.
(Equatorial)
The Earth — not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid with bulged middle — has an Equatorial circumference of approximately 4,007,501,400 centimeters. The first airplane trip around the circumference of the Earth (with a few stops along the way), was completed in 1924 by the United States Army Air Service, and took 175 days.
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