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It's about one-forty-fifth as long as The Danube
The length of The Danube is about 9,350,000 feet.
(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 9,350,000 feet 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 one-sixtieth as long as The Oregon Trail
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The length of The Oregon Trail is about 11,500,000 feet.
(from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon)
The historic Oregon Trail stretched 11,500,000 feet 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 one-sixtieth as long as The Volga
The length of The Volga is about 11,600,000 feet.
(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 11,600,000 feet 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 60 times 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 one-sixty-fifth as long as The Mississippi River
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The length of The Mississippi River is about 12,360,000 feet.
(from Lake Itasca, Minnesota through Pilottown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
The total length of the Mississippi River is 12,360,000 feet. 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 65 times as tall as Tugela Falls
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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 65 times 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 70 times 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 70 times 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 75 times 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 one-seventy-fifth 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 14,700,000 feet.
(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 14,700,000 feet 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 one-seventy-fifth as long as I-80
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The length of I-80 is about 15,216,600 feet.
(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 15,216,600 feet. A 196,850 feet 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 80 times 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 100 times 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-one-hundredth 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 20,530,000 feet.
(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 20,530,000 feet. 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.
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