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It's about two times as long as The National Mall
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The length of The National Mall is about 30,000 hands.
(Washington, D.C.) (to Lincoln Memorial)
From the steps of the Capitol Building to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is 30,000 hands. On December 4th, 2008, the entirety of the Mall was declared open to the public for the first time in American history in anticipation of the estimated two million visitors to the Mall for the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20th, 2009.
It's about two times as long as The Belmont Stakes
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The length of The Belmont Stakes is about 23,760 hands.
(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)
The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 23,760 hands. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 744 hands
It's about two times as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster)
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The length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is about 22,080 hands.
(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)
The roller coaster The Beast is 22,080 hands in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.
It's about two-fifths as deep as The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench)
The depth of The Challenger Deep (Marianas Trench) is about 107,300 hands.
(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 107,300 hands 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 two-fifths as tall as Maxwell Montes
The height of Maxwell Montes is about 110,000 hands.
(Ishtar Terra, Venus)
Maxwell Montes rises to a total height of 110,000 hands. 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.
It's about two-and-a-half times as long as The Kentucky Derby
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The length of The Kentucky Derby is about 19,800 hands.
(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)
The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 19,800 hands. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
It's about two-and-a-half times as long as The Preakness Stakes
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The length of The Preakness Stakes is about 18,810 hands.
(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)
The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 18,810 hands. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.
It's about five times as tall as Angel Falls
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The height of Angel Falls is about 9,640 hands.
(a.k.a. Parakupa-vena, a.k.a. Kerepakupai mer&) (Auyantepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela) (total height)
Angel Falls has a total height 9,640 hands. 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 five times as long as The Navy Pier
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The length of The Navy Pier is about 9,000 hands.
(a.k.a. Municipal Pier #2) (Chicago, Illinois)
The Navy Pier is 9,000 hands 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 five times as tall as The Three Sisters Falls
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The height of The Three Sisters Falls is about 9,000 hands.
(a.k.a. Cataratas las Tres Hermanas) (Ayacucho, Peru)
The Three Sisters Falls rise to 9,000 hands in height. The falls are called Three Sisters after the three large tiers over which the falls flow.
It's about five times as tall as Tugela Falls
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The height of Tugela Falls is about 9,330 hands.
(Royal Natal National Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Tugela Falls rises to 9,330 hands in height. The falls are the highest in Africa and the second highest in the world.
It's about five-and-a-half times as tall as Olo'upena Falls
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The height of Olo'upena Falls is about 8,859 hands.
(a.k.a. Oloupena Falls) (Molokai, Hawaii)
Olo'upena Falls rise to 8,859 hands 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 Olympus Mons
The height of Olympus Mons is about 270,000 hands.
(a.k.a. Mount Olympus) (Mars)
The tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons rises to approximately 270,000 hands. The mountain has been known to astronomers since the nineteenth century because it is tall enough to rise above Mars' frequent dust storms.
It's about six times as tall as Burj Dubai
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The height of Burj Dubai is about 8,150 hands.
(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 8,150 hands to its roof. The tower also holds the current records for the world's highest Islamic mosque — at approximately 5,680 hands on the 158th floor (of 163 floors) — and the world's tallest outdoor swimming pool — at approximately 2,810 hands on the 78th floor.
It's about six-and-a-half times as tall as Gocta Falls
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The height of Gocta Falls is about 7,590 hands.
(a.k.a. Gocta Cataracts, a.k.a. Catarata del Gocta) (Amazonas, Peru) (total height)
Gocta Falls, a waterfall on the Cocahuayco River, measures 7,590 hands in total height. Although it sits just 413,000 hands 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.
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